RedClay
New Member
Hi,
We are building a house 1,000 feet off the road in a very rural area. The local water utility will provide us with a 3/4" meter or maybe a 1 1/2" meter. They don't seem to like to provide anything but 3/4 inches, but admitted they might let us have 1 1/2 inches. We are not required to use the utility. The hook up fees are a few hundred dollars, no more. We are on our own for getting the water to the house site.
A well would be our first choice, but the neighbors, none of whom actually have wells, say wells in the area taste bad.
We are thinking of running the water line ourselves. I have access to a trencher and have previously run underground lines on other property, but never this kind of distance, nor this kind of soil. My previous experience was installing PVC in sandy soil.
The site is forested red clay with some rocks. The frost line is 12 inches. There is a net drop in elevation of about twenty feet. There are couple of gullies to cross. I plan to follow the gravel drive, once it goes in.
Any observations as to pipe type, size and placement are most welcome, as are any other comments.
Thanks.
We are building a house 1,000 feet off the road in a very rural area. The local water utility will provide us with a 3/4" meter or maybe a 1 1/2" meter. They don't seem to like to provide anything but 3/4 inches, but admitted they might let us have 1 1/2 inches. We are not required to use the utility. The hook up fees are a few hundred dollars, no more. We are on our own for getting the water to the house site.
A well would be our first choice, but the neighbors, none of whom actually have wells, say wells in the area taste bad.
We are thinking of running the water line ourselves. I have access to a trencher and have previously run underground lines on other property, but never this kind of distance, nor this kind of soil. My previous experience was installing PVC in sandy soil.
The site is forested red clay with some rocks. The frost line is 12 inches. There is a net drop in elevation of about twenty feet. There are couple of gullies to cross. I plan to follow the gravel drive, once it goes in.
Any observations as to pipe type, size and placement are most welcome, as are any other comments.
Thanks.