UPDATE TIME! Got the sewer/water and electrical lines laid into the ground! My contractor interviewed five different plumbers and we picked the one whose bid made the most sense based on the scope of work. The scope of work required was to:
1. Hook up a water line from the street, run it under my house then into the trench dug in my backyard and prep it for official hook up to the cottage.
2. Hook up the cottage sewer line to the existing sewer line which happened to end about 10 feet into my backyard. The 10-foot line in my backyard had to be replaced though as it was the old clay tubes that are pretty much garbage these days. It doesn't negatively affect my neighbors to the south as we do share the sewer line because my hook up spot was past the point where we start sharing (hope that makes sense). I mention this in case anyone is inspired to do this and concerned about hooking up to a shared sewer line. You don't need to get permission from you neighbors to do the work but should let them know so as not to be an asshole.
3. My electrician, Bryce with RainCapConstruction, showed up and dropped his conduit in the trench before everything got buried. The electrical still needs to get done but wanted to get the conduit in the ground so the electricians don't have to dig another trench!
Everything passed inspection and now on to the next thing. The plumbing company, SteadyFlow, was amazing! They were organized, clean, efficient and charged an appropriate amount. I highly recommend them for this type of work.
This is the machine that drilled a tunnel under my sidewalk to hook up my water from the street to my house. I was wondering how they were going to work around the sidewalk and my front yard.
I forgot to take a 'before' photo but this is what the yard looks like 'after' the sewer/water was installed. You can see the hook ups/pipes sticking out of the ground in the upper right. I had to get temporary fencing as the fence is going to have to come down and I don't want my neighbors and my dog to escape!
