First time home buyer need an experenced Agent to work with in the Foothills west of Denver. You will need an agent that knows about wells, septics, and the sunny side of the mountain. Always look for big cracks in the drywall and foundation. An agent will need to advise the first time home buyer on a list of home inspecters water well testers, qualified septic inspecters. The agent should be your advisor. The agent should help you in the areas that you are not an expert.
When purchasing a home in the foothills of Colorado, be sure to check out the condition of the septic. In Jefferson County the septic must be pumped and inspected before a home can be sold. The septics in Park County do not need be inspected before the sale, but should be pump and inspected before you buy a home in the foothill of Colorado. This is for the protection of the purchasers. To replace a septic will cost a home owner between $10,000 to $40,000.
A Good water well in the mountains of Colorado would be 1 Gallon per minute of production with 100 ft of storage in the well. There is 1.5 gallons of storage per foot of static in the well. One gallon per minute of production is 1440 gallons per day. The average family of 4 uses approximately 300 gallons of water per day. The normal pump produces 7 gallons per minute therefore you need the storage in the well or in the house to give you an adiquate supply of water to operate your home.
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