Because there is no sewage system to connect to, we are required to install our own ‘water treatment’ system. For the size of our house, it consists of:

• A 4000-litre septic tank (we had the choice between concrete and plastic and chose concrete, heavier but cheaper and sturdier),
• A 200-litre grease tank (not mandatory but recommended), and
• 60 meters of drainage pipes that we installed in four sections buried at 60cm below the ground.

The septic tank was the hardest to install because it’s heavy and it was not easy to access the back of the house where it was placed it. Thankfully, one of our neighbours was able to help us with his hefty hay bale fork-lift.