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Posted by on April 8, 2009, 1:33 pm
> > Planning to build a 3-season cabin in northern WI (sandy soil, 100' fro=
m a
> > lake, weather extremes but no earthquakes). To spread the costs I'll ge=
t
> > by with a sand point well and a privy at first, add indoor plumbing a f=
ew
> > years later.
> > One option is to contract with a company that builds garages and cabins=
.
> > They frame the walls in their factory, erect on a reinforced concrete s=
lab
> > over 12" sand buildup. They've been doing these for 20 years
> > Here come the questions. When it comes time for water and septic, I can
> > think of 3 options:
> > 1) Break up the floor and somehow run plumbing underneath. Is this the
> > usual practice? Is this even practical?
> > The other options would mean putting up a small addition (I may be able=
do
> > this myself) to hold the pressure tank, water heater and bathroom, rout=
e
> > supply and drain lines through the wall for the kitchen sink.
> > 2) Build this on another slab. Do I need to tie the 2 slabs together an=
d
> > how is it done?
> > 3) Build it over a crawl space (to hold the tank and heater). Is it eve=
n
> > possible to tie the 2 structures together -- one on a slab, one with fr=
ost
> > footers -- and how?
> > And what else am I missing here?
> > TIA
> place the sewer line under the slab before its poured..... ....along
> with a water line.
> everything else can be added later.
> cost to add sewer line at time of pour very cheap you must decide just
> where it belongs in advance.
> incidently its cheaper and easier to go larger now than add a addition
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Sounds right to me. I'd also check on building permits and code
issues BEFORE going too far.
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