We are in the middle of installing a septic field. Have you ever really looked at how big a septic field is? They take a lot of space, and in our case required more than 30 trees to be cut down. Then, they bring in about 20 truckloads of fill, then another 20 of sand, and then put in a long pipe into which the actual septic water goes, before filtering through the field.
Long Septic pipe
Then, they cover the whole thing in topsoil and grass seed.
Getting covered in top soil
Loads of topsoil
Once that was in, they then put in the tanks and pipes from the cottage to the field.
Big septic tank
Doug and Dave, his helper, wait for one of the tanks to be lowered into place.
Doug and Dave
Doug and his son, Johnnie, level the bottom half of the main tank and prepare for the top half to be lowered on.
Level it up
Once the two halves are together, the pipes leading into the tank, and out of it, are sealed with tar and everything is readied for burial.
Put it together
Put it together
Seal the tank
This is the actual pump that will push the septic fluid 😳 into the field.
Septic system
Septic Tanks
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