Look at our plumbing work

[NotHardUp1]

That sounds possible, although that is inconsistent with what you said about your civil engineering. Hearsay from plumbers isn't the basis for ensuring your septic work is legal. If you didn't research the actual regulation required by your state, you literally don't know.

It's plausible that a foot is as deep as a frostline goes in middle tier states, especially with the heat of decay following the pipe up to the house.

 

[Thad1527]

This brings back memories. I lived for 12 years with my ex in a cute little house on a main street in Somerset, NJ. The other neighborhood houses were connected to a sewer system. But they were all on side streets. We had a septic tank that couldn't handle a dishwasher or clothes washer.

Of course, after we broke up, he found an expensive but not bank-breaking way to connect to the sewer system. He sold the house not long afterward.

Congratulations on your savings! Hoping it lasts you for years.

 

[rareboy]

I'm going out on a limb here and say good for you.

You do know that if anything isn't right, the shit will back up into your house so there's some incentive right there.

And if it wasn't done right and the shit backed up into your house, the insurance wouldn't cover it. So that is the super-incentive.

And you have pics so the inspector can see what was done.

 

[Dominus]

That sounds possible, although that is inconsistent with what you said about your civil engineering. Hearsay from plumbers isn't the basis for ensuring your septic work is legal. If you didn't research the actual regulation required by your state, you literally don't know.

It's plausible that a foot is as deep as a frostline goes in middle tier states, especially with the heat of decay following the pipe up to the house.

I never had to deal with residential sewer. Water lines have to be below the frost line because there's always standing water. From my days in public works, sewer lines never had to be as deep. As long as it is pitched correctly, there shouldn't be any standing water in there.

With regard to the plumber, he's a licensed plumber that I normally use for my properties. He was actually the first guy I approached for this job but he's all booked up with big jobs and I needed this done now.

I didn't say I didn't research. I knew it was fine. Nothing wrong with getting a 2nd opinion.

 

[NotHardUp1]

I never had to deal with residential sewer. Water lines have to be below the frost line because there's always standing water. From my days in public works, sewer lines never had to be as deep. As long as it is pitched correctly, there shouldn't be any standing water in there.

I wouldn't think standing water would be an issue. In seasons of bitter cold, a front may linger for a week or more. water and sludge flow through a gradual incline too shallow would almost certainly freeze to the sides of the pipe and become narrowed and eventually blocked if the freeze lasted long enough.

Indeed a foot doesn't sound right. Texas requires it to be 30 inches deep, and Indiana 36".