Perc testing...

8/9 Our perc test was done today. Shouldn't be a problem, but you never know. Andy got a bobcat to fill the hole in, and had a little extra fun... You can see our stakes from last Sunday.

We have a hole!

8/8 Our perc hole was dug today.

Plans for the week

8/6 We are going to try to get our septic plan done this week, and have utilities connected. Have made the requisite phone calls...cross your fingers!

Where the house will go...

Here is our lot...we did a rough staking of the house and driveway today. The hand painted sign is the best! Called to get water hooked up this week and will call for power. Have the perc test guy coming this week. Waiting to get the plans back from the engineer so we can start getting estimates. Think we need to bring in 6-8 semi loads of dirt to even things out, but will get a better idea after it is cleared (probably 2 weeks).

Collecting applications

7/31 Printed out requirements from the town planning council, the county building department over the weekend. Then I went to the Public Health department (septic approval) and picked up another application, went to the county recorder to get a subdivision map and plot plan. I'm going to need 80 thousand copies of our plans...and everyone's fees are $300. Is that a magic number?

Tweaking the plans...

7/27 We met with the designer from the engineering firm and talked about the plans. He took them to make the necessary adjustments. We're rolling now!

Cautious action

We have an appointment for tomorrow (7/18) to meet with the engineering company about adjusting our plans! Will write more then...