In only six weeks we have gone from batter boards to a graveyard. I also put in my sewer connection and inlet for water before back filling (sewer to the right, water on the left). The cleanout for the septic tank can be seen on the far right.

I have no electric power at this site. Whatever electricity I have will have to come from solar to start with. Because of this I have to set the cabin up to freeze when I'm not there, pipes and all. To accomplish this without breaking things I am running all my lines 3 feet deep (my frost line is 24") and putting shut off valves below ground outside the foundation.

I plan to run all my pressure side plumbing like drain lines, sloping gradually up hill. I also have installed a drain out from under the foundation. I should be able to shut off the supply, open the drain valve and all the taps in the house and have the whole system empty itself. I even dug a french drain under the soil and perforated the outlet pipe in case the actual outlet of the drain pipe freezes closed.