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Would a house having a septic tank and well water turn you away from buying?
December 4, 2017 at
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When I was a kid we had a house with a septic tank and well water...but as you all know that was eons ago 
I have heard of some horror stories of having to replace the septic tank and it being pretty expensive to do.
I did Google _ for all of you who may have been ready to post the lmgtfy link... and read how you are supposed to take care of them and not add any strain on the tank by not putting coffee grounds down the disposal, no grease from pans, no antibacterial soaps to be used..showers held to like 10 minutes etc.
Sounds like a PITA actually and although I found a nice house that I like.. I am thinking of skipping any with septic and well...
Any personal insights here in the knowledge well we call the lounge?
I have heard of some horror stories of having to replace the septic tank and it being pretty expensive to do.
I did Google _ for all of you who may have been ready to post the lmgtfy link... and read how you are supposed to take care of them and not add any strain on the tank by not putting coffee grounds down the disposal, no grease from pans, no antibacterial soaps to be used..showers held to like 10 minutes etc.
Sounds like a PITA actually and although I found a nice house that I like.. I am thinking of skipping any with septic and well...
Any personal insights here in the knowledge well we call the lounge?
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If you have regular suburban areas with well and septic and those without you will probably find the homes are older too.....
Oh, the islands are so beautiful! We spent our honeymoon here, in December of 1999. You live in such a beautiful place. http://www.stonecreekl
As it is I sometimes wish I had picked a place even more secluded rather than in the small subdivision I did pick. But at least I got away from the city life (population about 6,500
So.. guess that means I'd have to start pouring it all in the trash with a bunch of paper towels or something.
I found out that the community well isn't like a dozen houses but the whole city... which makes me a bit more comfortable (possibly falsely so)..and I am getting more "ok" with the idea of the "dual septic"... just have to wrap my head around dealing with it.
Now.. I find the bylaws of the HOA (small fee quarterly
Have to keep the grass in a somewhat uniform length as the rest... :rolleyes;
but then all of those things.. keep the neighborhood looking nice.. I know. ugh. I really like the master bedroom/bath on the entry level and those are so hard to find.....
And since my belongings still haven't arrived in MI... maybe I can get a deal done and have them just fricking deliver my stuff there hahah dammmmit.
And since my belongings still haven't arrived in MI... maybe I can get a deal done and have them just fricking deliver my stuff there hahah dammmmit.
(they got iot as far as their Kansas warehouse over a week ago)...
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No issue with the septic so far (knock on wood), we did pump it out last Fall. Will have to do it this upcoming Spring. Cost a few hundred bucks each time.
I just kept coming back to it... fingers crossed.
And of course my furniture finally arrived during the snowstorm on Wed.
I just kept coming back to it... fingers crossed.
And of course my furniture finally arrived during the snowstorm on Wed.
Personally I bought my current house 9 years ago and haven't done anything with the septic system other than the time the line to it from the house froze because I cleared too much snow off of the ground above it.
That first house had sat on the market for 3 months.. apparently no interest. I worked out a deal.. they accepted, I signed.. was told they were signing.. then last minute bid came in..ok.. saw several more houses.. finally found one I really like (again).. work out a price.. had the inspection yesterday... mold in the roof boards.. like 50% of the area.
I have a gut feeling they will offer to have it mitigated but not replaced (roof is 18-19 years old), water heater is way past life span.. and furnace etc are all original like the roof so I already know I'd have some big out of pocket expenses. If they won't replace the roof.. I am walking away
That first house had sat on the market for 3 months.. apparently no interest. I worked out a deal.. they accepted, I signed.. was told they were signing.. then last minute bid came in..ok.. saw several more houses.. finally found one I really like (again).. work out a price.. had the inspection yesterday... mold in the roof boards.. like 50% of the area.
I have a gut feeling they will offer to have it mitigated but not replaced (roof is 18-19 years old), water heater is way past life span.. and furnace etc are all original like the roof so I already know I'd have some big out of pocket expenses. If they won't replace the roof.. I am walking away
If that one doesn't work out maybe the next one you find will be even better.
For my problem I had it all done in less than two hours and most of that was rounding up the needed equipment from my shop and clearing the snow off of the septic tank cleanout. About twenty minutes of actual work with my pressure washer and the $100 sewer jetter hose I bought seven years ago (which was still new in the package) and it was all opened up again. After that it was just putting everything away and covering up the tank with snow again.
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If that one doesn't work out maybe the next one you find will be even better.
For my problem I had it all done in less than two hours and most of that was rounding up the needed equipment from my shop and clearing the snow off of the septic tank cleanout. About twenty minutes of actual work with my pressure washer and the $100 sewer jetter hose I bought seven years ago (which was still new in the package) and it was all opened up again. After that it was just putting everything away and covering up the tank with snow again.
I keep trying to tell myself that the right one will work out like it's supposed to.
And I lost out on a few back in Vegas before I found the perfect one..I'm just tired of it all.
It's been a long few months in the whole process.