READY or NOT!! Time for INSPECTION | Building Our OWN Septic Leach Field for Our Off-Grid Tiny House

[@LumnahAcres]

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[@martinwyke]

Have you seen the #Eggxcavator challenge?

[@HomesteadingNorthernMichigan]

Good morning my amazing friends... have a very blessed day everyone

[@philcasey3321]

We start early (daylight) and quit early (around 3:00) & sometimes go back to work after 5 or 6 and work to dusk. Eat light meals and drink plenty of fluids all day.

[@annar6430]

Morning Al and Gina. Howdy to all at the 500 👋💚 from me 🌻and MissT 🐈. Al...you can do it. Achieve all you can before winter....Then sit home by the fire and Rest.

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Anna! Take it easy!

[@annar6430]

@@samvalentine3206 Haha! Always find something to do.Morning coffee with YT ,is my quiet time 🏖

[@garyoneal8031]

every day here in Oklahoma we go to work as you do we don`t like the heat and just as you feel compassion for us we feel the same for you and your winters given those winters i see a snowmobile in your future

[@StoneKathryn]

He's got the mule with the special tracks for the winter and he put in heat. I think he doesn't need to get a less equipped snowmobile. He and the family can ride in style in the mule. Plus it can pull the trail groomer as they go.

[@rhondaskipper64]

Another great video, thank you Lumnah Family 🤗

[@cowtownokla]

Pro Tip: Duct tape your glue and primer cans together, side by side, so they are both where you need them.

[@jeannecooke4862]

Congratulations for that septic system!!!!!!!!

[@donnakytle6595]

Imagine working in heat and humidity in Georgia.That is what my husband does everyday as Civil Engineer and Registered Land Surveyor for44 years.He drinks lots water and Gatorade.He wears Fishing shirts and pants,then has to add safety vest, helmet and boots.He loves winter,add more layers on, can't take enough off in summer.Great work.God Bless your precious time.Love your vlogs,learn so much about animals,land use, gardening,and building,and Gina's great recipes.

[@bennym1956]

Go Dawgs !

[@carlosmachado6600]

When I worked outside in south Florida I would empty a third of water from the water bottles and replace it with pedialite.......had no choice the second you step outside at 6am you start sweating 😅

[@bobrichards318]

Georgia heat and humidity is pleasant and not bad at all. Try growing up and working in California heat where it is 112 and up and it doesn't matter if it is humid or not.

[@lindagullage3077]

congrats on passing your inspection

[@raytower5041]

The other great thing about over engineering: the system is not stressed at all thus extending the useable life of the system. Al you do nice work

[@LumnahAcres]

This is true. I hope this last Olivia’s life timeb

[@Aleka1943]

Yes Al, excellent work.

[@karenspeer7378]

Wow!!! You're Moving Right Along!! 👍👏 Good Job!! God Bless and have a Great Week!! 😊❤⚘

[@jamespitts8679]

Like you an the COLD, we get use to the HEAT !

[@daviddavis703]

Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

A 'lil stone..........that was more like a Boulder. Glad you were able to get yourself unstuck safely. You have sure got the stones for your own Rock Quarry & still have a nice rock wall. This has been very interesting. There's no cool secrets here in Southwestern Virginia. There almost always seems to be a mild breeze. It's the elevation in the areas we live in that make a difference with the way we feel heat. (My experience/belief) The old timers in my area got all there chores & cooking done early in the morning when it was cooler. We also have had a very foggy August which helps keep it cooler until the sun lifts it off. I would leave to work, left windows open because the weatherman said clear sunny skies, come home to a damp comforter on my bed in the South window had rain come in. Living along the river you got stray rain showers.We sweat here too. I don't miss the sticky humidity you feel, the kind that makes you want to take a shower 3xs a day. In Pittsburgh, Pa.I have gotten up in the middle of the night & took another shower changed my sheets from sweating too bad. I am comfortable here, I love hearing the hearing the river run quietly in the night, or its raging madness, I love my sunsets looking up to Mount Rogers. I can tell you the time of year without a calender, & almost the exact time without a clock by looking at the stars. I love watching cloud shadows dance across the mountains into the valleys, & no measure of money would ever make me as contented as here. This was my Father's birth place. I always will have a part of him with me.

[@StoneKathryn]

That is lovely. Thanls for sharing.

[@robinminnesota5491]

GOOOOD Morning. Fall temps here in MN. Stay safe with the storm coming

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood Morning MN

[@straubdavid9]

Good Tuesday mornin Moose Crossing ... looking good guys! Take care AL, Gina& Olivia.

[@wendycochran5611]

Al and Gina this is fantastic. You aren't afraid to tackle these projects on your own. God bless. Keep up with the fantastic videos

[@suzilouden5964]

Iceberg rocks.....Gina's rockery and walls have some awesome material coming out of your OGP.....😊😊😊

[@dyannejohnson6184]

E90 degree pipe: it’s the accumulation build up that happens causing slug to slow at a 90 wall…where as it does not loose momentum on a 22 or a 45…very good question you posed to us…I am enjoying ing watching…takes me back mannnny years when we put ours in on the farm…really enjoy the technology and product simplification and the research you put into your project

[@treke08]

Right. Easier to snake out, too.

[@christinedehn3257]

I was wondering if the roughness of the pipe end in the distribution box would cause gunk to build up. A minute with one of those mini plumbers torches would probably smooth them right out.

[@geofflee8671]

@@christinedehn3257 if you look at the video at the 22:00 mark the rough ends are covered up by the flow equalizers so that's not a problem. Good point though. I thought the same thing.

[@garylewellen2203]

Looks like the rock farm is coming on nicely, bumper crop this year! Hoping the rain does not hit you too hard. Best wishes from the UK

[@diamondwfarm2238]

🤣😂 so right!! Hey check out this young couple on KZbin “ Do & Be Different Farmily “

[@andrewadams488]

Florida-- 90 degrees 90 percent humidity. I pace myself. 76 y/o, so pace is not so fast as when temp is 70, or I was 60

[@philipmorehouse1069]

Good morning from Phil in Waxhaw, NC.. Yes, it is hot even for us. It's been in the high 90s then add that to the high humidity and our index is well over 100. But like you said, we are, for the most part, use to it, unless you are old like we are, then you stay inside with the AC set at 72 and our fans running. I use to live in the North, but got tired of the brutally cold winters and having to deal with snow morning, noon and night. I loved the fall weather with its brilliant colors in the North, but not the winters and all the rain we use to get. Have a blessed day, you all.

[@davidepool5884]

One things for sure, you have enough rocks on your new place to build your goats a nice playground. Goats love playing on rocks. I hope you can get everything done at your off grid property that you have planned to do before winter sets in.

[@susiessoapstuff1459]

We southerners learn early to work early in the morning or late in the day. We take lots of breaks in the shade and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

[@madampolo]

And frequently jump in our swimming pools!

[@judd_s5643]

I always thought it was just being lazy! 😉

[@michaelmcgrath7712]

What a team !! Good job.

[@MontsFamilyHomestead]

Al, It has been in the high nighties for the past 3 weeks in North Mississippi with the humidity of 95%. That makes it fee like 103 to 106 for hours at a time. We just received rain and wind from hurricane IDA Monday and today so that has given us a break. Please pray for all those in south Mississippi and Louisiana from the devastation they have received from this storm. You all are coming right along with everything and its so fun to watch. God bless.!!!

[@tonygrimes13]

Good Morning Everybody from Enniskillen, Ireland.

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Ireland!

[@annettegregg8654]

Good morning Tony

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy The Earl of Grimes!

[@gerscollard1497]

Slainte

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Tony ☕️🌅

[@kennethrimestad5045]

You both make a great team. The way you work together to get a job done is amazing. I know the both of you appropriate and enjoy each other in what you are getting done. You both will survive whatever the world throws at you. There is nothing both of you can't get done or do as long as you keep pulling together as one team.

[@donaldmiller8629]

Hello again , Regarding the leach field , I would plant it with a mixture of grasses that will not grow very high. Thus not requiring mowing. Plus I would also seed with a thick mixture of perennial wildflowers to make it look more attractive. Also eliminating the need for mowing. It may be a good idea to decide where you will want a orchard of fruit trees and get at least a few of them planted now. It takes so much time for them to grow and then begin producing that there is no such thing as planting them too soon. I bought my small farm in 2013 and waited to plant fruit trees. Now I am just getting around to planting some fruit trees. If I had planted at least a few ten years ago , I would be harvesting now instead of planting now. Planting now , I will still have to wait 3-5 years for any fruit at all . I planted Elderberries last year. Since they grow and produce pretty fast I am expecting elderberries next year. This year I have planted three varieties of mulberry trees. One problem that I have is that I don't see very many bees here. I may have to begin raising my own honeybees for cross pollination.

[@robine916]

The trees are also on sale this time of the year, great time to buy! :D

[@StoneKathryn]

We were lucky. We have had our 9.7 acre hobby farm for 12 years. As soon as we got here we planted our little orchard of ten trees. They were "whips" so they only cost $15 and they were bare roots so they weren't hard to plant. We've had a good harvest for the last 5 years. We have 8 apple trees and 2 pears. Good luck with the bees. We've done fine. My husband wanted to get the fruit trees right away and we had a good spot to put them. I'm so glad he did that. They are semi-dwarf so they aren't so hard to harvest and dwarf trees look weird to us. There is nothing like picking an apple right off the tree and eating it. Some of them are pie apples but most are for eating. I hope Al and Gina do put in some fruit trees. It's great to have them near the pig pens because we can just throw the "bad" ones or the ones that fall off the trees to the pigs. I'm planting elderberries this year! Good luck. Everything takes time.

[@Tyrese37]

Great job on the septic.

[@BigGuy8059]

I put in a DIY grid-tied solar power system, including ground mounting. The inspector was great. He actually told a lot of stuff I needed to get right, and how to work around problems with the original plan. As a result, I did everything right from the start and never had to tear anything out to pass. No electric bills for two years now!

[@shartne]

I try not to deal with it as much as I possibly can and stay inside in the air conditioning. I hate it. But Winter time is sweet not much snow at all and Temps are fine.

[@jamesboris1233]

Thanks for these videos.

[@brendahyslop6770]

You're the MAN Al!! You have some serious skills to do whatever your mind can conjure up. Love to watch the whole family do your THING!

[@PUREWATER1212]

Blessings to all that were affected by the hurricane 🌀.. peace love and light to you and yours 🙏🏼🤍

[@hardwareshomestead8959]

A side note, we’ve had 3 straight weeks of upper 90 low 100 degree temps with 90% humidity. Heat index has stayed in the 112- 115 degree area. I’ve been doing a big concrete and deck project and it has been brutal. We’ve been starting at daylight, 5:45, and we’ve been having to quit 12:00-1:00 area, then get in the air conditioning

[@blairarthur302]

most inspectors are pretty good answering questions you have ,I use them as a great resources for any questions I have

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Wow that a huge drain field! But very nice job Al & Gina! God bless y'all!

[@francesbolen257]

Good morning everyone!

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Frances!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

Al, I’m always so blown away by how skilled and talented you are. Both you and Gina. She’s my hero! I admire the fact that you two are not afraid to take on new challenges and new projects. I always think about how you two complete jobs that normally would take a whole crew of men to complete, with each man doing his own specialized part of the puzzle. I talk about you all and share your videos with my friends. I’m so proud of you two. Just think of all the money you must be saving by doing things yourselves. Hoping you and all your viewers have a fantastic Day! PS: You get 10 Gold Stars! ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@StoneKathryn]

I know, he is so good! I watch several homesteaders but he is the only one I recommend to my sister to watch.

[@nancybladsacker5357]

Love watching the progress this is amazing

[@glengillis7775]

Good job AL and Gina. Video looked a bit different today. Thanks for working hard with content and editing Al. Lots of time put into each video. Thanks for that. That tractor and mini excavator are a blessing to have on hand. Hope the weather stays positive for ya

[@charlottestevens9352]

Your best having the d box just about the soil so its dont get covered in time as the soil and sand will shift

[@1d1hamby]

I'm living near Tampa for the past ten years and I don't know how these people live here either. I love the ❄️ and cold.

[@margaretbedwell58]

Good job passing the inspection the first time on your first time building this system. Great skills for sure. Y'all have a Blessed day.

[@richbissonnette301]

I give you A LOT of credit taking on such a big, complicated project and to glue everything up prior to inspection.

[@lisabevans8107]

Good morning Lumnahs and friends.

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Goooood moooorrrnnning Al, Gina and Olivia fellow Viewers and all my friends, hoodie from Jamaica 🇯🇲🙏.

[@annar6430]

Good Morning Mr Lloyd. Just wondering, is this Leach field the same principle as my Tile bed, with it's soak-away?

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Lloyd-man! S'up, man? ✌

[@lloydwilliams8715]

@@annar6430 good morning Anna. Your guess is good as mine. Have a great day

[@lloydwilliams8715]

@@samvalentine3206 Good morning Sam. Great bro. Still under lockdown

[@daviddavis703]

Good morning Lloyd!👋 Have a good one!

[@basiljackson3829]

Curse you Al! For years I've been training my wife that when a man says he'll do something, he will, and there is no reason to remind him of it every six months! Watching you do all this work got me motivated and I went out and did some of the things on the Honey Do List. Now she'll probably expect me to do things more often! 22 years of training just went right down your septic drain! Scream!

[@lynnhudson838]

Oh, yes. The dreaded honey do list! It's a curse to mankind. ;)

[@susiessoapstuff1459]

@@lynnhudson838 Yes, so horrible for us to expect fair trade for all the cooking and cleaning...

[@maryschillinger2909]

@Susie's Soap&stuff so true and everything else we do. Lol

[@bearrivermama6414]

😂😂😂 darn it! Al blow the lid off that thing!!! 😂😂😂 hopefully your wife will let you take a day off once and a while now that the gig is up 😜 but if not, just highlight how Gina is hauling tubing, shoveling dirt, and running the nail gun. Might help buy you some grace back 👍🏻

[@juliejones7358]

I’m from the U.K. and I’ve never heard of a honey do list. If I had one mine would be the ‘I’ll never do it list’ or the ‘if you want something done do it yourself list’. 34 years of marriage and if I ask for things to get done they never get done, so I do them myself or ask someone else.

[@kalaipaa]

Aloha from Hawaii to the Lumnah Family!!! 76 degrees 12:30am Tuesday!!!

[@scottcompton9542]

You guys are hilarious I absolutely love watching this channel you show us the dirty parts of the job thank you this is Scott from Pleasant Grove Utah

[@armidaperez5360]

I've watched alot of septic tanks being put in but yours is very colorful ❤️.

[@bettysmith3335]

Al, you are a great teacher. I watch every one of your videos and learn something every time. Thanks for sharing your talents.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Al, I am a long time subscriber so I knew your work on this project would be awesome. Every project you have done on both of your properties add value. Love to watch you build things. 🙂🙂

[@raymondcoggins297]

Doing a great job

[@donnalong4218]

looks like that rock/boulder has been there since the Jurassic Park era! When you were kneeling down in the sand, you should have pretended you were at the beach. LOL! Ya''ll are doing a fantastic job!

[@jimputnam2044]

Save that rock with the big flat side and make a door step at your barn, they used to do that back in the day.

[@williampalmer4676]

Good morning Lumnah family! Good job, Al, the progress is very steady, and your craftmanship is inspiring! Looking forward to Thursday!

[@sweetpea9433]

Your amazing I love 💕 your videos thanks for sharing

[@ericroadking7564]

Great job!! Coming along nicely!! Always great content!! Stay blessed!!

[@erikarichardson]

Gooood morning Lumnah family! So glad to see continued progress. Thoughts and prayers for everyone who has been impacted by Ida.

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood Morning

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Erika!

[@erikarichardson]

@@samvalentine3206 Howdy!

[@lindascott2107]

Perfect what a job that field was I never knew all this commotion had to go on to build your house 🏠wow good job

[@hoberghacienda2267]

For someone who hates heat, we live in south Texas, where it's a humid heat. We visited Minnesota last month but, it was warmer there than in San Antonio!

[@davidparker5345]

Yippeeeeee Another Lumnah day. Any day with a Lumnah yutube video is going to be a good day. Good morning all from New Mexico

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood Morning New Mexico

[@evalinawarne1337]

Good morning from MICHIGAN ✝️. I AGREE. This is my FAVORITE CHRISTIAN LOVING FAMILY. CHOW

[@ACO-Amy]

107° in Florida today. Thank God for a pool and AC. It was 80° when I woke up, felt so much cooler. I love the cold, but my body doesn't. Stay hydrated and cool off in your pond! 🙂

[@robine916]

Oh my goodness! Keep safe! :D

[@lisa_mcdow]

83 degrees is a cool afternoon for us in TN lol 🤣 Now 95- 100 that gets to extreme lol

[@ejtakach]

Careful what you wish for! Might be a cold winter.

[@gracelonas2930]

It looks good have a good day

[@matismf]

Sweet tea does wonders for dealing with Southern weather. Or Arnold Palmers...

[@annejackson4847]

What a great job looks great .also that boulder was huge.

[@fielddaves2279]

Sweat is nature's way of cooling you off. Born in Colorado, raised in SW Missouri and now live in Michigan. Love the hot weather. Field in Michigan

[@freddien7]

Im enjoying this series, Thanks from UK.

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Lumnah's, modern steaders, and friends. Getting lots of rain here in Omaha. Thanks Al for sending some of your New Hampshire rain! lol The Lumnah OGP is coming to life and I can hardly wait to see what Al and Gina are going to do next! ha Have a great day everyone and blessings to all!

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy David!

[@gerscollard1497]

Hey David! Hope rain stopped

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood Morning is the rain from ida?

[@Heisstrong]

@@gerscollard1497 3 more hours of rain 🌧 and then sunshine 👍🏻

[@Heisstrong]

@@samvalentine3206 good morning Sam ☕️🌅👍🏻

[@royfrank7101]

I grew up in Western NY and moved to Southeast Ga 35 years ago last month and the heat down here didn't bother me as much as it did in NY, but it has been the last few years that it has begun to bother me, but I'm older and have breathing issues

[@joetrippi1603]

Unusual septic system..can’t wait to see the tank installation…got me wondering if this will be a pumped system….

[@MsdebinBC]

If its on the down side/lower side nope no pump required. My dad taught me that 👍

[@gerscollard1497]

Goooddd morning 🇮🇪👨‍🌾. Hope everyone staying hurricane safe!... coffee club break from gardening now. 🌱🌱🌱☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Ger!

[@gerscollard1497]

Sam Valentine hey Sam, hope your not in hurricane path

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood Morning yes hopefully everyone is safe v

[@samvalentine3206]

@@gerscollard1497 - Well, it looks like it might come our way in time, but by then, hopefully it will just bring us some rain. Thanks for your concern!

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good morning Ger! 😃🐶👍🏾

[@richardgreen5602]

Nice job!!!!

[@robertworman4355]

Good Morning Al Gina and Olivia.

[@DavisFamilyLife]

Good job.i like it

[@marktruman2842]

this is an amazing segment. this whole build is something i was aware of but never had to deal with. You have made it an excellent teaching seminar. Consider putting all these segments together as a feature. Sort of what you did with the barn build. thanks for the life lessons

[@janepeiffer672]

It looks like a little spaceship. I can feel your pain with the heat. The heat index has be up into the 100's for the last week and a half.

[@Maxd58655]

Gooood morning Al, Gina, Olivia and the whole gang..Thoughts and prayers go out for all who have been effected by Hurricane Ida!!

[@samvalentine3206]

Howdy Mr. G!

[@annettegregg8654]

Good morning G

[@Heisstrong]

Good morning Mr G! ☕️🌅

[@Maxd58655]

@@samvalentine3206 Howdy Sam!

[@Maxd58655]

@@annettegregg8654 Good morning Annette

[@obydadfreholy]

😁👍💝🤍💙💪🗽✌🙏🖖Good Job, And thanks for the explanations not everybody knows all this.

[@teresaoftheandes6279]

Yes living in the South is tough especially since I grew up in Northern NY. But I am grateful to be here now for reasons unrelated to the weather.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Really interesting. Hard work in difficult weather. Well done you both.

[@albertlong1465]

Al, u running your jaws!!! You complain all winter long about cold weather!!!🍁🍁🇨🇦

[@lauriesmith7793]

Glad all went well for the inspection. Now on to the next project.

[@pattiripley7599]

On emergency relief crew at work via Lowe’s. Will be heading out to Louisiana for next several weeks for recovery and fill in with all that’s going on. Sure hope you don’t get hit with all the rain from Ida.

[@BobL417]

You did a great job on your leach field and getting it approved first try. Lots of work for all of you, but out of the way now. Keep up the good work.

[@brenda9140]

Yes, Congratulations Gina and Al !

[@MrRoycephillips]

My wife and I are the opposite we hate being cold we prefer the warm over the cold. this past winter with three days frozen weather and no power it’s no fun. The Plan is to buy a whole home generator.

[@MrRoycephillips]

From Texas..

[@StoneKathryn]

You guys have had it tough this year! I think you have a great idea.

[@dougthegrouch]

Good morning from indiana. Youre plugging right along!! Keep you the good work.

[@70acres]

Here in the "Coolest corner of North Carolina" it doesn't really get too steamy. We are in a temperate rain forest in the high mountains. We get more annual rainfall than the Pacific Northwest. The last 2 weeks have been in the 80's with elevated humidity, but it is still so much better than being down in the flat lands! I'm so glad you passed your inspection! Looking forward to the next project! Blessings to all.

[@karenmcclure2000]

If anybody can do it its you guys you do wonderful work

[@gertrudehartzler8374]

You are getting it done

[@hankfacer7098]

That was sudden. Lookin' goooood

[@sjfarish]

Thank you Al for showing all the detailed work involved in everything you do. God has truly blessed you and you family , your family set a presidence in Christ and all things are possible through Him.

[@Chinkapen]

Interesting, I’ve never seen an above grade septic system. Seems the first good rain would expose the field lines. Beautiful site for your house. Good luck.

[@eternalradiance7943]

Al, we use swim shirts… long sleeves to protect from the sunburn and they dry quickly and are really thin and breathable. Plus we drink a couple gallons of water a day to not dehydrate. No exaggeration. Containers amplify the heat. We avg 100-110 degrees with 70-80% humidity. Try the swim shirts! You’ll never go back.

[@stephm281]

Lived in the desert and in the SouthEast. Do what we need done early in the am.drink lots of water.Rest then hopefully finish in the evening.