Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

Making the Most of a Small Home

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Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell who has been guest writing for the Tiny House Blog interviewed me about the tiny house movement and the blog back in July for a Mother Earth News article she was writing. Kerri’s article recently was published in the latest issue of Mother Earth News Magazine and the … Read more

It Has to go Somewhere!

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Water and Waste Management Systems Part II By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Last week, I posted about water sources. This week, we’ll discuss what to do with the wastewater. We put in a standard septic system with lateral lines that seep into the ground. We really didn’t have a choice, but for … Read more

Water and Septic Systems Can Be Tricky in a Little House

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Part I – Deciding on a Water System that Best Suits Your Needs

By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

Water systems and sewage disposal can be a tricky thing when you are building a tiny house in the country.

This has been an issue for us since we built our Little House over six years ago. First, we had to decide on the water system. During construction, we were running out of funds, so we first had a huge tank system and water was trucked in. That was expensive at $140 a load, (I’m not sure of the tank size, but it was huge). However, when we didn’t live here full time, it worked. I think we typically had to buy 2-4 tanks per year.

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Photo Credit Kevin Pieper (Mother Earth News)

After we moved here full time, it just wasn’t economical. Even with trying to conserve water, we went through 1 tank every 2-4 weeks.

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