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Other than the water plumbing, wire and pressure treated 4x4 and 2x6. Everything else is salvage or upcycled metal from old building, power panel from old house, breakers and plugs are from an rv power pole, 2x4s were concrete forms, conduit was salvaged from a data center. All the earthworks to make the site level is from the property. Creek rock is from the bottoms.
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Mini Horses
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Wow! A whole lot of work has been done AND mostly salvaged material🥰. Great job!! Looking fantastic.
flowerbug
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did the plumbing people mention keeping trees and shrubs away from the septic field and pipes? also they should mention that it's probably not a great idea to cover it up with decorations and pathways and gardens (like we did - oops...)...
looking good! not sure what creek rock was used for (or what it really was).
looking good! not sure what creek rock was used for (or what it really was).
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the_whingnut
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Well I'm the plumbing ppl so no I didn't tell myself that. But I will now you bring it up. 
Jokes aside. If you are doing a chamber system Do not ever driver over it with equipment or large trucks. They will collapse!
Creek rock is rock from the creek. It's used as a base for the driveway and site. It packs well and "locks" in for a solid road bed. It's also really cheap at $180 bucks a dump truck load. If we didn't do the creek rock, putting down gravel would have it mushed into the road bed and gone in a few months not to mention rutting would be bad too. Our soil here is very fine clay and loose churt.
Jokes aside. If you are doing a chamber system Do not ever driver over it with equipment or large trucks. They will collapse!
Creek rock is rock from the creek. It's used as a base for the driveway and site. It packs well and "locks" in for a solid road bed. It's also really cheap at $180 bucks a dump truck load. If we didn't do the creek rock, putting down gravel would have it mushed into the road bed and gone in a few months not to mention rutting would be bad too. Our soil here is very fine clay and loose churt.
flowerbug
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Well I'm the plumbing ppl so no I didn't tell myself that. But I will now you bring it up.
Jokes aside. If you are doing a chamber system Do not ever driver over it with equipment or large trucks. They will collapse!
yes, it is very important to not have people driving around on your place with heavy equipment until you know where the utilities and septic system are at.
i would have loved about 50 of those dumped here when they built this place to raise up the whole house and garden area. then brought in topsoil for the gardens... much better drainage and less problems from flash flooding (and actual garden soil!
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baymule
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WOW! That’s a LOT of progress! And now you are living there!!! 
