TERRIFYING - WILL WE FAIL OUR SEPTIC PERC TEST?

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We are developing our off-grid homestead from scratch and it's time to get our septic system installed! In this video we would like to share what the septic permitting process looks like as well as the soil percolation test. We were fortunate enough to be able to interview our inspector on camera and wanted to share that information with you all for anyone who is looking for more information on the permitting process.
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[@HAFFT1ME]

Nice of the inspector to help out with the documentation of the journey. Good for you two showing the hardships along the way. You both look so happy in your videos living your dreams. Best of luck to you from a fellow PNWer.

[@KimberlyNobleWinslow]

You know you're an adult when you're watching KZbin videos about septic installs.

[@dennisalanvids]

But adults don't just sell everything to start homesteads (that's what I did) or travel the country in a truck camper do they? We may need to do adult things sometimes lol

[@kenpovall7311]

She's not that tall acually, she just looks tall alongside Jess' as he's vertically challenged :)

[@montanaannie1253]

Kimberly W. Yes, you know you're an adult when watching a video like this and so appreciative that others took the time share the information with us!

[@chuckweekley3952]

Love your videos! Been binge watching them for two days now! Please don't ever stop making them!!!!!

[@dennisalanvids]

I need a septic ASAP. Love going back into your archives to see what you've done.

[@kslinthesand]

Great video guys, good to see the inspector helped you out..

[@sethgthomas]

All my wife and I kept wondering beyond the video was, "How tall was that inspector?"

[@purelivingforlife]

+Seth Thomas Tall! lol. Basketball player tall. Shoulda asked her if she could dunk! :)

[@timothyfreitag9399]

There is a strange resemblance to the Roger Patterson Bigfoot Footage at 6:10 of your video...

[@colinkapaska5907]

As I'm a 6'5" guy, I've found that women my height are rare. She's absolutely beautiful!

[@benjaminlsharp]

Thank you for this, we are excited to start our journey soon and your help is much appreciated! Good luck guys!

[@purelivingforlife]

Happy to help. Shoot us an email or contact us on the blog and let us know how we can follow along with yall. Best wishes!

[@MrMoises27]

Hi guys, just noticed that you have lots of river rock everywhere and you could sell them as extra income. Great job.

[@oldworldchris4187]

I'm studying septic system installations right now, curious about how perk tests work, your videos are helpful & enjoyable to watch!

[@adrianaruane4024]

Very Nice, good job! Thank you

[@rerun4846]

Gosh your inspector was so tall!?!? Oh, super nice to help you with the video too 😁 It was nice to show this side of inspections.

[@majcorbin]

I appreciate the informational lesson. very educational. couldn't help but notice the vast resources of rocks, aka building stones, you have available. have you considered utilizing them in a post & beam plus stonemasonary equipment & vehicle garage, with a heated shop area? and a she-shed by her garden?

[@JCAJCA3]

Very informative. JC

[@FromTheHood2TheWoods]

Awesome thanks. Was wondering what that big hole was on my lot. It’s from the perk test.

[@dragonflygrandma]

Wow! She was really nice.

[@Simplegroundlife]

We are now on this step on our homestead. Thank you for sharing this. I am now sitting in my second hole pondering my soil.

[@purelivingforlife]

+Simple Ground Lol! Love it. Is it good soil? Like dirty? :)

[@Simplegroundlife]

Yes, I guess that is all relative, it is a clay loam or a loamy clay. Basically I am worried about the amount of clay for the perc hole but it is beautiful soil for growing. I'm excited to delve into your channel when I am back to good internet. Thank you for your hard work.

[@purelivingforlife]

+Simple Ground Sounds like it might be fine! If anything might need a slightly bigger drain field. Easy least. Glad you benefited from the video. Enjoy!

[@joegoecke9711]

It would be neat to build something with some of the that stone that's on site!

[@oregonradio775]

this is what i need to do hopefully in February

[@oregonradio775]

where here cause in Oregon they do and im working on that right now hopefully in February ill have it done

[@tjinnes]

Good fun.

[@johnjacobs3643]

Hey guys. I noticed that your permit was for Idaho state. If you don't mind me asking, what county was it? I'm building in Idaho county near Elk City and this was very helpful. Thanks.

[@kenfrederickson8270]

wow, that county Gal is tall... :) how tall are you both? she seemed really nice and helpful... but tall. :)

[@royhoco5748]

seems that you have a long learning journey ahead of you

[@davidwilson1746]

Have you ever looked into the geology of your area? All those round rocks would suggest water, but you seem to be pretty high up and the earth is so dry so deep. Maybe the glaciers created them?

[@blakedhoffman]

I'm all for getting the permit and having the inspection but $800 is extremely steep in my opinion. She is not engineering a solution and she is on the payroll whether salary or hourly. So where is the value above the costs actually associated with her 1/2 day of work at your place and some desk work at the office. What other reasonable costs is the state incurring due to the inspection? Love your videos, keep them coming.

[@chuckweekley3952]

I love your hat!

[@mmcbryar5216]

A of times when you get gravel delivered thy can spread it for you with no extra cost.

[@nailedt0thecr0ss]

I love you 2.

[@FromTheHood2TheWoods]

Did you go with a gravel driveway or concrete or asphalt?

[@JonathanAgain]

Love your channel, but why mention a percolation/drainage test in the title yet cover nothing about them?!?

[@mircea415ify]

Darcy Dilbart exactly

[@jeffbingaman2754]

Darcy Dilbart They talked about drilling holes. My guess they fill the holes with water and time the drainage for the perk test.

[@jgreathouse4621]

Kool

[@stopspinskydiving]

Not digging poop holes. You're digging piss and waste water holes. The solid (poop) is held in a tank and is dissolved with enzymes. Your piss, dish water and wash water is leached through lines into the soil. The perc test ensures the soil can properly handle the water that your house is leeching onto it.

[@Aerobob42]

I find it hard to belive how dry the ground is, even several feet down.

[@doubledarefan]

A dry summer will dry the ground to 3' or more. I was digging in my backyard, and even wore a dust mask at one point, it was as dry as a desert.

[@GrandsonofKong]

Where we are in Washington, you have to use a licensed Septic Designer to do the perk tests and hole digging and then design the system to match the residence(based on bedrooms not bathrooms) to the land. Per the land, you have to be certain distance from Roads, Wells, Property Liens and any wetlands/water sources. You then go to Public Health and get the Design and Layout approved and a Permit. Then you can build it yourself OR hire a Contractor and Public Health does all the Inspections to confirm it is done per the approved Design Plan.

[@j.verheulst268]

Great idea from you guys to arrange an interview with the inspector. Probably a stupid question and almost surely checked by both you guys and the inspector: Is your septic system below the level of where you plan to build your house and possible basement and possible cropgarden? As our "business" ;-) tends to flow down hill if the system, god forbid, would ever fail during heavy rainfall.

[@purelivingforlife]

Excellent concern! We've been employing the help of professionals with this installation and it's been most helpful so we don't miss small things as you mentioned. Happily the system has just the right area, elevation, setbacks and all right where we can get maximum building space from our little flat spot. Bit of luck really.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

I installed my septic system myself. No permission needed. No perk tests, no permit needed. Same goes for our house,well system. They do not have permits here!

[@purelivingforlife]

Awesome! We researched Chile briefly but it seemed to be too far of a stretch at this point in time. That said, I'm sure we are seeing the final days of no building codes. Where are you from originally? How difficult is it to own land in Chile?

[@ChileExpatFamily]

+Pure Living for Life we are from South Carolina. It is very easy to own property here in Chile. The Chilean government is stronger than the USA on property rights. My wife is from Connecticut and I am an old farm boy from SC.

[@fyanezc]

+ChileExpatFamily Enjoying the videos so far, just discovered the channel. Just a clarification, I'm from Chile, worked in farms all my professional life and come from a family of engineers and architects. We DO need building permits for everything here, that is if you want a certified home from your local municipality (which is the legal way to do things) and the only way your asset is actually gaining value over time and sellable in the future (that is sellable to someone who needs a bank loan to pay you, which is almost everybody).

[@dennisalanvids]

and they say we are free here in the usa Merica

[@MrHumpamonkey]

Seems like a pretty busy street....

[@thermionic1234567]

Have you thought of using all of this rock as building material?

[@purelivingforlife]

+Jeffrey Morrissey Heck YES!

[@0toeknee0]

TALL!. AND attractive!

[@johnjolson4119]

... and transsexual der lol

[@trickcyclists]

No need for that. I agree with toe knee, above, she is attractive.

[@JOHNNYEXPLORES718]

well done way to go :)

[@Rattlerjake1]

You kind of prove the gullibility of the average person when you accept and agree with the $800(+) septic inspection permit! $800 is EXCESSIVE for what they actually do, it should be more in the $1-2 hundred range max; for $800 they should bring their own equipment and dig the holes themselves!!!!! Excessive fees like this is what causes most people to skirt around the permitting/inspection process. Secondly, the government uses these codes and permits to control what you can and can't do, whether it is safe or not, it is more about their CONTROL of what you do on your land; they simply feed you the BS line that it is because of environmental issues (considering that government is responsible for the most, the biggest, and the worst environmental issues). Many jurisdictions refuse to allow composting septic systems and separate gray water containment (for use in irrigation) because they don't have any understanding or training in it. Setting up a septic system is NOT rocket science and is actually very simple, it just takes research which most individuals are unwilling to do!

[@catsinheat]

Dang. Is she a small giant or are you guys really short? Hehe.

[@toldt]

Does he have to repeat everything other people say?

[@jeffreyrichardson]

little a?

[@jbtcajun5260]

$800.00 permit? Wow why so much? That's outrageous. Why does the government need to make a profit on a dam permit. Last permit I got was 75.00 and in this area we actually have to watch the water perculat and time it. That's how the drain field requirements are determined. Hate to see what your water well permit is going to run.

[@cowboyx1970]

Yay government!

[@cowboyx1970]

How so?

[@cowboyx1970]

So every locality should have it's own definition of, say, what a gallon is?

[@byrysh]

really! Whered freedom go? How people think govt intrusion=freedom and liberty I dont know. Name 5 things you can do without govt permission.

[@dennisalanvids]

WHERE ARE YOU POOPING!!! was the first thing I heard from the local government where i'm building my homestead. Good ol Department of Making You Sad

[@zippythechicken]

looks like she didn't even do a perk test just evaluated the soil... gees you have so many rocks.. just an amazing amount of rocks .. heh

[@chuckhaynes6458]

Man plans.....God laughs.

[@ROADWARRIORMUSTANG]

O M G its a cat

[@Moosepuller]

J

[@tubularguynine]

FINALLY! An actual, real bigfoot video! 6:10

[@AmericanLibertyFighters]

If your serious about those Tshirts ;) you can purchase them at Northtexastees.com 😜

[@robhormell3828]

Why does he have underwear on his head.

[@markmiles4359]

You neglected to include the part where you slip the inspector a couple hundred bucks in cash in order to actually get things done.

[@jeffbingaman2754]

I don't think you can expand a septic system. Being it's biological waste. Nor can you dig it up and install a new one later on. Go big.

[@wettosixecho]

3:55 thats a huge b

[@DreamPhreak]

Worst episode ever. So much meaningless talking about nothing, repeating things that have been said already.

[@Onebite11]

Dude you need to man up a bit. kinda fem.