spudwrench
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- Sep 5, 2024
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So we’ve been trying to put up a metal building for a few months now. Good bit of the time has been spent going over yard placement, size of building., etc…etc… the wife wants one thing and I want something else. One thing that is holding us up is I can’t get a clear answer on the whole 811 dig thing.
I know we have to call them and I knew we need permits.
I keep getting told different things. I spoke with a grading company about my septic and electric lines. I also spoke with a few concrete companies.
I know where the electric lines are at. I know where my septic tank is. The issue is the drain field. I contacted environmental health and got the drawing from them. The drawing is not to scale doesn’t have any clear measurements to go off of. It also doesn’t have the new house in the drawing: We had a house fire in 2017 and when they built the new home they tied into the existing septic system to save on building cost but the septic people said there was no need to update the drawing as it didn’t change.
Even though I know where my septic tank is. I have no clue where the drain field is only an approx area but I can’t go off the grass color as the whole property on that side of the yard is all green .
I called 811 they said that I’m not suppose to call to setup a dig ticket that the person doing the work does this. They also said they don’t typically locate septic systems and I get circled back to environmental health who has not helped much with them explaining my issue.
I then get told the opposite by the people im looking to hire.
I can’t commit to have any work done until I know how I want the building. I can’t fully know how I want the building until I know where it has to sit to avoid the septic system.
I called a most of the septic companies in my area to get them to come mark the location of everything but the ones I’ve contacted said we only drain your system or install new ones we don’t do that contact environmental health.
Sort of feel stuck at this point. It’s usually the money that holds me up but at this point it’s simply lack of knowledge and not understanding what needs to be done.
I know we have to call them and I knew we need permits.
I keep getting told different things. I spoke with a grading company about my septic and electric lines. I also spoke with a few concrete companies.
I know where the electric lines are at. I know where my septic tank is. The issue is the drain field. I contacted environmental health and got the drawing from them. The drawing is not to scale doesn’t have any clear measurements to go off of. It also doesn’t have the new house in the drawing: We had a house fire in 2017 and when they built the new home they tied into the existing septic system to save on building cost but the septic people said there was no need to update the drawing as it didn’t change.
Even though I know where my septic tank is. I have no clue where the drain field is only an approx area but I can’t go off the grass color as the whole property on that side of the yard is all green .
I called 811 they said that I’m not suppose to call to setup a dig ticket that the person doing the work does this. They also said they don’t typically locate septic systems and I get circled back to environmental health who has not helped much with them explaining my issue.
I then get told the opposite by the people im looking to hire.
I can’t commit to have any work done until I know how I want the building. I can’t fully know how I want the building until I know where it has to sit to avoid the septic system.
I called a most of the septic companies in my area to get them to come mark the location of everything but the ones I’ve contacted said we only drain your system or install new ones we don’t do that contact environmental health.
Sort of feel stuck at this point. It’s usually the money that holds me up but at this point it’s simply lack of knowledge and not understanding what needs to be done.
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