Septic Systems

I never would have thought that putting in a septic system could be so durn hard.  Evidently when you've had week after week of torrential rains, and the water table is only 2" below the surface, putting in one of these babies is a chore - let alone two of them. 

Yeap - you heard me right. We had to have two tanks to pass inspection. It's a lift system technically, but waste goes into tank number one, then tank one overflows into tank two, which is then pumped back up to the drain pipes in the new "built up" field in the yard. I'm glad I have a lot of back yard, otherwise, this could have been a BIG mess!

BUT  - Yesterday it passed inspection!  So YIP-EEE! On to something bigger and better.... (and hopefully a lot easier!)

The upstairs bathroom is almost done!

The girls bathroom upstairs is almost finished!  Just a few minor paint touch-ups, a wipe of poly over all the wood for good measure, the cabinet and drawer pulls and she'll be ready!

 

 

 This room is so hard to photograph because of the layout, but I promise to get better pictures once we get the mural on the wall.

 

 

Oh yeah - did I forget to mention that?  One of the first things I bought for the house, even before we started digging the foundation was a mural to spruce up one of the bathrooms.  It's a coral reef mural....

Sorta like this one.....

but with a few less dolphins, then throw in a huge shark and a sea turtle ;) 
But you'll have to wait and see the final results!

 

The Concrete Pad

We've been waiting over a month for this, but the weather just didn't want to cooperate! We finally got the concrete apron in front of the garage poured on Saturday! And as you can see, it's already being enjoyed! :)