Building a Round House

Part 6 - "Utilities"

Summer - Fall 2006

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Providing the nitty-gritty infrastructure of country living!

Water

Drilling the well.

Well-head during testing. We got off easy with good water and flow rate at only slightly more than 300 feet.

Pressure bladder in basement. All set to go.

Septic

Cleared septic field. Tanks will go in foreground; drainfield in the back.

Back-filling around the three tanks. From left to right: distribution tank, aeration tank, settling tank.

Above: System and drainfield complete and seeded. Below: Controls

Electricity

The power line will also carry the phone line. Yellow arrows point to power poles being installed. Utilities will be underground for the last 1000 feet.

Preparing to lay the power line next to the road.

The transformer is next to the old deck. Power and phone cables in trench at side of road.

The backup generator runs on propane.

Propane

Propane finally arrives with the first snow flurries of the season.

The "tankless" hot water system--hot water only when needed.

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