Septic system is out of order..................

Normally, the septic tank & drain field is one of the last major items to be completed on a house project.

That way it will not be affected by the turmoil and potential damage that can occur on site during the construction process.

One nice feature of our lot is an old logging road that runs through it. Test holes determined that the soil was suitable for a septic field, and I sought to have our septic field located here, rather than the original location that was selected by the engineer.

My reasoning was simple, no further trees would face removal.

So we put in the septic system last week, because this area is remote enough from the remaining construction that we can hopefully keep it protected from harm.

And this also means that perhaps we can install the driveway earlier than usual, because the bulk of traffic from heavy construction vehicles is now complete.