Recommendations needed for many items

[Chris Exley]

Hi all,

We are looking at doing some long needed maintenance at our cottage.
Does anyone have recommendations for the following (If you have had the work done, could you post an approximate $ value of what it might cost):

New Septic System
New Deep well
Capping Chimney


Thanks,
Chris

[madrasahs]

Not much to go on in your post, but here's some estimates I got a couple of years ago:

A new septic system could run you over $10,000. (It used to be much more). You could have your present one repaired -- that's allowed -- but it doesn't make sense to go through all that noise and effort and not gain one of those modern ones mandated since um... 1966? Check with the town.

I was quoted $8,000 for a deep well, but my friends (less than a mile away from Mirror Lake) are reporting extremely high arsenic levels in their deep wells. (Consider drawing from the lake with post-treatment or distilling -- if you're lakefront on Mirror Lake).

Capping the chimney -- depending on how you want it done -- shouldn't cost $300. The trick is to find somebody to do the work. To make it worth their while, they'll recommend much more work be done. (The "You need a whole new chimney" argument).

Good luck with your upgrades.