Pool- Plan D

So septic tanks have to have 140 ft of drain line, most septic tanks have 2 lines (sometimes more) running 70 ft a piece. Our apparently has one line that runs 140 ft from our side yard all the way across the back yard almost to the other side of our property line. What is really scary is that it stops about a foot short of our well. Good thing we only use the well for irrigation! I am wondering if they knew how close it was when they dug the well.

What this means for the pool project is another change of plans. We have the option of keeping the pool where it is and moving the drain lines- $290 for the permit + at least $1000 to move the lines + the cost of bringing the system up to code if needed. That of course all depends on approval of the permit. We could pay the $290 and find out the Health Department won't let us move the lines anyway. So we are planning to go with the option of moving the pool to the other side of the drain line further from the house. That would leave us with a wood deck up close to the house and a paver path connecting the deck to the pool. We are keeping our fingers crossed for this plan- we meet with the pool contractor again on Saturday.

On a different note- I have finally collected all the documents needed and received my "training" to sub at the kids school. (Training being OSHA requirements and district policies. No one ever teaches you HOW to sub.) It will still be another week before my info get in the system for me to get calls.

Revising Pool Plans Again?

The pool contractor called today to say that he went to the health department this morning about our septic inspection. They did do the inspection but they did not mark the lines and they couldn't give the contractor the schematic because they couldn't find it. BUT- we need to move the pool or the septic lines as the lines flow through the pool site. Funny thing is they have no documentation that they did the inspection and either Wayne or I have been here all Friday and Monday except for the 1 hours that we were at E's IEP meeting at school. Seems like maybe it was easier to take the inspection money and tell us to hire people then to do the inspection? The pool contractor told them part of the inspection we paid for was to mark the lines and they need to come back out and do it. Back to waiting....

Project Updates

• Pool- project start date has been pushed back to Oct. 23rd. We had a meeting with the pool contractor about moving the pool and changing the deck plans to accommodate the fence. Turned into a conversation about how to reroute the sprinkler system and rewire the garage. We are going to wait till W's dad can be here to supervise the contractors so that is doesn't fall on me : ) No matter when the pool goes in this fall I figure the kids will get in it- once and then it will be waiting for us come spring.



• Kitchen is on hold waiting for hinges. We bought hinges that line up with the old ones, turns out they are similar but not the same as the old ones and the doors won't hang right. We talked to a guy about powder coating them black and he is pretty sure he can do it. We left one with him to test. We should get it back the middle of next week and we will go from there.



• One project that is done- the fireplace. It wasn't BAD before just a bit to pink/orange. So I mixed have chocolate brown paint and have water and brushed it over the bricks. It is a subtle change but it makes big difference in the room.

Updates

1. Canning- I finally got the canning thing figured out using the camp stove. The freezer is still pretty full but I have jars of blueberry preserves and syrup. I was planning on putting up so scuppernog jelly as well but some sort of wild life seems to have gotten to my scuppernogs so there won't be enough. We planted a fall garden- tomatoes and eggplant and raspberry and blackberry bushes.


2. School- The kids started school August 23rd. E is in a gifted classroom rather then a pull out program and is really enjoying the challenge, so nice not to hear how boring school is, kinda funny to see him actually have to WORK. The girls like their teachers and are making new friends. They seem to all be adjusting well to the school day it is just the mornings we are still working on. The bus comes at 6:50!




3. W returned from Memphis September 1st. My parents came to visit Labor Day weekend and since then W has been hard at work redoing the kitchen. Here is the kitchen when we first moved in. Kitchen after all the cabinet bases had been sanded. Preview of some finished drawers.


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   The work on the kitchen has slowed to a crawl while we get the back yard prepped for a pool. For planning purposes we had two pool guys come out and give us quotes for the new pool we were thinking of putting in about February. Guy one asked us what we wanted drew up a plan for us and gave us a quote. T shaped pool, extra decking that we will eventually cover with a pergola to give us a covered patio space for eating and grilling. Guy 2 said a T shaped pool wouldn't allow for the drainage needed when it rains and would end up too close to the septic lines. He recommended a standard shaped pool with an extended shallow end and a steeper slope down to the deep. He gave us a quote much lower then Guy1 and offered us a discount to do it now! He said he has plenty of jobs for February but nothing for next week : )
5. So in the next week the sprinkler system need to be rerouted, the gazebo torn down and a fence put up. Snag one has already been hit- we can't find anyone to put up a fence with out tearing out a bunch of plants and a tree or two. So we are reworking the pool plans to fence in the pool instead of the yard and have a separate covered wood deck space for grillin' and chillin'. We need to talk to the pool guy to see how this new plan will fit in the yard but maybe it will go smoothly from here on out?