We Hit Solid Rock Digging Our House Sewer Line | Mtn Home Ep.19

Head to https://www.betterhelp.com/atticus to get 10% off your first month with our sponsor, BetterHelp. Therapy can be a meaningful space to reflect, grow, and create positive change in your life. This week, we tried to dig the sewer trench from our house to the septic tank — and quickly found out that our rocky mountain lot was not going to make it easy. While the drywall crew was inside hanging sheets and turning the interior into actual rooms, we were outside trying to get the utilities sorted before the next big step on the build. We had to clear the future porch slab area, add drainage for one of the lowest spots around the house, connect the water line, and run the sewer line across the yard. The sewer trench ended up being the main challenge. We hit hard rock, ran into the wrong fittings, had to sleeve part of the pipe for vehicle traffic, and spent a lot of time checking and re-checking the fall so the line would drain properly. By the end of the week, the house had drywall, water, and sewer — which felt like a pretty solid bit of progress. Huge thanks to the crew who helped make this happen — links to everyone involved below. Ellis Earthworks & Custom Homes - General Contractor ellisearthworksinc@gmail.com (828) 226-9153 ➤New to the channel? 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787 00:00 Getting Ready for Drywall and Porch Prep 00:21 Drywall Delivery for Our House Build 01:57 Boom Truck Drywall Delivery Through a Window 03:26 Protecting the Window During Drywall Delivery 04:54 Starting the Water and Sewer Line Trenching 06:02 Planning the Sewer Line to the Septic Tank 06:40 Clearing Logs and Firewood for Drainage Trenches 08:35 Wrong PVC Pipe Order for the Sewer Line 09:14 Drywall Hanging Begins Inside the House 10:16 Green Glue Soundproofing Between Floors 11:00 Installing a Drainage Box Near the House 11:44 Finding the Buried Water Line 14:12 Laying Drain Pipe for Yard Drainage 14:49 Connecting the Main Water Line to the House 16:28 Turning On Water Inside the House 16:52 Digging the Sewer Trench to the Septic Tank 17:02 Checking Sewer Line Fall With a Laser Level 18:04 Moving Milled Lumber for the Porch Slab 19:58 Connecting 3 Inch Pipe to 4 Inch Schedule 40 20:27 The Wrong Sewer Fitting Stops the Job 21:16 Digging the Sewer Trench Through Rock 22:39 Hitting Dense Rock With the Mini Excavator 25:19 Installing a Sewer Cleanout Near the House 26:02 Sleeving the Sewer Line Under Vehicle Traffic 26:42 Setting the Correct Sewer Pipe Grade 27:10 Gravel Delivery Shows Up Too Early 28:32 Fixing a High Spot in the Sewer Line 29:52 Checking Fall on a Sleeved Sewer Pipe 31:09 Water and Sewer Are Connected to the House 31:44 Drywall Is Hung Inside the House