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First Time Home Buyers, maybe your think about buying land to build a home on. This is also good information for anyone thinking about buying land to have a home build, and for land investors.
You need to ask yourself, does this land Perk? This is perhaps the most important question you want to ask, and have the answer for.
Some of you reading this, just may very will be thinking. Just what in the world is this guy talken about.
A perk test, is a simple teat- Done so you know if the soil of the land in suitable for the septic system. That will be needed for your home, if your going to be building your home on. And there is no public sewer coming to it.
In some parts of the Country, if these is no perk, then that means no home built, period. A perk test is done by digging a hole 
or holes in the proposed septic area.
The depth of the hole that needs to be duged for the test, varies according to the local regulations but usually ranges from a couple of feet to no more than 12 or 14 feet. The inspector will fill the hole with water to a predetermined depth and then record the amount of time that is required for the water level to fall a specified amount. The water level can not fall too quickly or too slowly. Now in some areas, you can use alternative sewage systems on land that has been declared unsuitable for conventional septic systems. Like using a sand mound septic systems are sometimes approved if the land should fail a conventional perk test. A sand mound system is similar to a regular system except that special sand is brought in to use to construct the drainage field.
Sand mound systems are not allowed in all areas, so you'll need to check to see if they are in your area. The cost to put a sand mound system in, is two to four times more than that of a standard septic field, they can also be noticeably unattractive. It sure is best to know and understand your sewage system options before you make a commitment to buy a parcel of land.
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30 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com/ and Localism.com
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Dale that is some good information for folks thinking about buying land and building a home. If they have to put in a septic or even drill a well they best find out what the area will allow and not allow. It would be ashame and then find out they could not build and that has happened to some folks. Deptending on the area they have different types of systems and you best do what the environmental folks say or it won't pass inspection.
Again, my friend some very good information.
Just stopped by the Hand Out and left you a message.
Ceil is the one that came up with that name.
Hi Dale, Thanks for the information about septic systems. I saw one being installed in Garden Ridge and was surprised at how big it was.
Good info Dale, Thanks for helping educate us on this.
Howdy there Carl, Ceil, Shirley
Sure glad to have Y'all stop by and have you sit and visit for a bit.
I'm also always glad to read and reply to your comments to your so kind to leave. On any one of the posts, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my fine friends
Carl and Ceil - Thank ya kindly, Folks sure do need to take the time to find out, what can and can not be done on a peace of land. Before they hand over any money for it. You sure are right about the environmental folks, you best mind your P's and Q's with them. Thats for sure.
I sure do like the name Hang Out for that there post, for all of us to stay in contact with one another.
I'll go by after I reply to our friend Shirley.
Shirley - you are welcome, folks really need to know what the do'd and don'ts about land they are looking at to buy, and wanting to build a home on. Septic systems sure can be big at times. Its best for it to be a bit big, than to end up with one that is to small for the amont of folks that will be living in a home and using the septic.
If a peace of land a buy maybe looking at to buy, and it has not had a perk test done on it yet. I sure would recommend that they have a contingency written in the land contract that makes the final sale of the land subject to a favorable offcial perk test. If for some reason a seller would be recluctant to allow a buyer to have a preperk or a perk contingency clause in the land contract, then I would be sayen buyer beware. They could very will be on their way to byuing a beautiful campsite that will never have a home on it.
Howdy there Ricki
You stoped by to visit, as I was writing a very long reply to Carl, Ceil and Shirley. Glad you did stop by to visit, and to read and reply to your comments. Left on one of the posts, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my friend
You are welcome. Each of us became members of this blogging community to help the public learn about things to do with Real Estate. And also help each other to learn about thing we don't know with the other areas of Real Estate, that we don't know. I'll be covering more about this area of Real Estate, for folks.
Dale It's ironic that you should post this now! I am involved in purchasing a piece of land to be sub divided and developed here in Austin and your post is timely and loaded with GREAT info (as always). I also like that incredible Log cabin, This is over the top!
Howdy there Russell
I'm sure always glad to see you have stoped by to visit, and leave one of your fine comments. On this post about buying land to build on. Here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my friend
I've been thinken about doing this post for a bit, just had not got around to writing it untell now. Looks like maybe there was a reason, why I was not to write it before. Thank you most kindly, for the kind words. Only if the folks at ActiveRain would feel the same way about some of my posts here in the community. But maybe they don't like my country way of talken and writen. But you know something, that sure is there loss.
Will my friend stay tune, there are some more coming to along with this post.
Hope they will also be of help to the public, and the other member as yourself of the AR community.
Hey Dale didn't want to stop and not let you know I was here. Sure glad you did this blog, seems some of your friends liked how thorough you explained the why's and how's of septic systems.
I stopped by the Hang Out and left you a message.
Hi dale;
Great post and very informative. I do appreciate you sharing.
Howdy there Carl and Ceil
I'm sure always glad to have Y;all stop by to visit for a bit, and to read and reply to the comments Y'all are so kind to leave. On the posts, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my friends
I'm sure happy that folks are finding this blog post, helpful to them in some way. Got some more posts to write that go along with this one and the last few posts that I did. I'll have some of them posted later today.
I have been by our Hang Hang out, and left you a comment.
Howdy there Anthony
Glad to meet you, and have you come by to visit. And have you leave a comment to read and write a reply back too. On this post about buying land post, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, new friend
Thank you kindly, I'll be posting lots more info along this line for folks. To read. Be sure to stop back by my little ole Blogging Homestesd. Hopefuly folks will find to be helpful, in some little way to them.
Come on back to my blog anytime you would like to.
Very good information in your post. FYI it is perc short for percolation test. But now in our area they do soil test and the word perc test is still used as it is so generic of a term.
Dale,
Lots of good information above. Around here, especially up near the mountain, there are some pretty cool log homes being built.
Howdy there Mary
Thank you for coming by to visit, and for leaving a comment. On this post, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead
First - Thank you kindly!
I'm sure you are thought of as a fine Real Estate agent in your area of Wisconsin. But before you go off and do an FYI on someones post. Maybe you should have all your ducks in a row.
For your FYI its either or, with Perk Test being the first. The term, Perk Test or Perc Test, is used for the short form of the term"percolation" test.
Howdy there Steven
I'm glad to have you stop by to visit, ans have you leave a fine comment. On this post, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my friend
Just as you do, I do my best to give folks good information to read. And to help folks learn a bit about Real Estate.
The photo of the log home being built. Is one of the ones, that I was part of helping to build. In Colorado.
Dale, Yikes did not know you would take offense and I meant none by using FYI. With a plumber family, a zoning administrator husband, Perkcolation is not a word to them and is pointed out to me the Realtor often. Many will call it a Perk Test and it is fine with me.
Howdy there Mary
Glad to have you stop back by to visit a bit more, and to have you leave another comment. On this post First Time Buyers- Are you thinking buying land to build on.
Did not at all take offense from the first comment you left here. But seen that I've been around a lot of septic system folks, and have worked in construction in many State's. Could not have folks visiting this post, start thinking that I do not know the right words for things. That I'm talking about in my posts.
Seen that I'm originally from the Grand State of Missouri. And haven some things that I'm used to callen by one word. Haven a whole other name for them here. Things just are not alawys talked of and called by the same name, in all areas of the Country.
Hello Dale...Great post and it is very fine the way you stood up for your post... I thought Mary was a little rude the way she was commenting. Very good information; this post was packed full of great information. Keep writing & I'll keep reading them. Have a great evening. Brenda :0)
Howdy there Brenda
You sure are always welcome to come by to visit, any time you would like. I do always enjoy readen and replyen to one of your comments left. On any one of the posts, here at my little ole Blogging Homestead, my friend
Thank you kindly, One thing I learned many many moons ago, if one is not willen to stand up for them self. No one else sure is going to do it. I don't think she was really tryen to be rude. Thats just the way it came a corss. I'm sure not going to stop written and postten. I just have way to much fun to do that.
You also have a fine evenen my friend.