Welll.... we have to cut about an inch off the end of the metal siding and I got about 3/4 through my first cut of the day and the sheet metal nibbler died. I managed to complete the cut with sheet metal shears and got exactly ONE sheet up. Damn it... So I can go to horrible freight and buy their nibbler and a battery for $220 or wait til thursday for a 120v one to ship here. Guess we're waiting til next weekend to start again.

Additionally, my sister came up today to look at the work the man has done clearing 2 acres for her. We shot grade on the hill and found a place to locate the house that provides a 9ft elevation change from one end to the other.... we were hoping for 10ft, but 9 is close enough. Now she knows where septic can go and we start the SC DHEC perc test process.

EDIT: additional note... South Carolina *only* requires a septic to live on a property.

What would you do if your toilets stopped working and you had no running water for two weeks? How would you manage human waste, wash your hands, or deal with wastewater if the sewer system wasn't working either?

I thought this might be worth sharing.

Emergency Sanitation and Hygiene Inventory: Could Your Household Manage 14 Days Without Running Water or Working Toilets?

It covers emergency toilet options, safe waste storage, handwashing without running water, off-grid sanitation, and how to figure out whether your supplies would actually last 14 days.
There's also a free printable Emergency Sanitation and Hygiene Inventory Checklist to help you assess your own setup, along with links to other free preparedness guides and printable checklists covering food, drinking water, first aid, backup power, and emergency communications.

Hope some of you find it useful!

https://preppingcommunities.com/emergency-sanitation-and-hygiene-inventory/

The guy with shipping container conversion that we helped last week just got his victron gear mounted to the wall.