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Posted July 25, 2013
So we are doing some renos to my place.

Part of it involves removing a toilet that we don't use and converting the bathroom into a study and a laundry into a bathroom. I found out last night that the pipes underneath the toilet that we are removing (and at the time, the only toilet in the house) were not installed correctly and some years ago broke. It appears that under the house is approximately 6 months worth of poop.

On the plus side, we have been in the house for 2 years and never used that toilet, mainly because it seemed dodgy, the whole bathroom is a really bad home reno job (until the last week as the other toilet has been removed) so the poop is old. It was only the last few days that we had been noticing the house had been a bit stinky, I thought the dog might have pooped in the house, we emptied and cleaned out the bins, etc.

Yesterday I temporarily re-installed a toilet in the new bathroom so it least we have somewhere to do our business.

On the down side, I will be crawling under the house this weekend and attempting to pile soil on 6 months worth of someone elses shit.

I hope your weekend is better.
Posted July 25, 2013
That kind of reminds me of the time I had to clean out a park with decades of hobo shit and bottles of urine. That is when we weren't running into used needles.

Can't say I envy you. Good luck with this. At least the poop will eventually decompose.
Posted July 25, 2013
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htown1980: So we are doing some renos to my place.

Part of it involves removing a toilet that we don't use and converting the bathroom into a study and a laundry into a bathroom. I found out last night that the pipes underneath the toilet that we are removing (and at the time, the only toilet in the house) were not installed correctly and some years ago broke. It appears that under the house is approximately 6 months worth of poop.

On the plus side, we have been in the house for 2 years and never used that toilet, mainly because it seemed dodgy, the whole bathroom is a really bad home reno job (until the last week as the other toilet has been removed) so the poop is old. It was only the last few days that we had been noticing the house had been a bit stinky, I thought the dog might have pooped in the house, we emptied and cleaned out the bins, etc.

Yesterday I temporarily re-installed a toilet in the new bathroom so it least we have somewhere to do our business.

On the down side, I will be crawling under the house this weekend and attempting to pile soil on 6 months worth of someone elses shit.

I hope your weekend is better.
Sounds like fun bud. I'm no expert, but I remember a friend who's family ran a kennel years ago, used to add lime to their composting pile to help break it down faster, and also with the odor. Might want to look into using some of that before or while covering up with the soil. As long as you don't have any pets, kids, ect., that will have access to that area, you should be okay with the lime use. Make sure you have some cold ones in the fridge for afterwards..you're gonna deserve it. Best of luck in your shitty chore (no pun intended...well, maybe just a little)
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Posted July 26, 2013
Good luck with your renovations and taking care of all that shit underneath the house, htown. :)
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Posted July 26, 2013
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htown1980: It appears that under the house is approximately 6 months worth of poop.
Fertilizer? Probably not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_soil#Sanitation_issues

Anyway, at least you know how to remodel. I know nothing of that.
Posted July 26, 2013
Sweet smoking Conan! Sounds like an experience you won't soon forget. You have my sympathies.
Posted July 26, 2013
Damn, htown, that's tough work, props to you for taking on the project. I hope you have some goggles and masks for the inevitable task, good luck, bro.
Posted July 26, 2013
Thanks for the advice and comments. I would offer to post a photo of the pile of turd but I'm not sure how it would go down...

I'm treating it as an opportunity to experience something that most people will never experience themselves.

I would like to think crawling under one's house and throwing sand on a massive pile of poop is rarer than climbing mount everest but I don't think its the kind of story that helps you score women...
Posted July 26, 2013
That sucks, dude. Could be worse though. I know some folks who had an old buried heating oil tank on their property that no-one knew about until it rusted out and started leaking into their and their neighbours' soil. Home insurance doesn't cover it, so they've had to spend pretty much their entire life savings dealing with the problem.
Posted July 26, 2013
That's enough shit for a platoon but I'm sure you'll sort it out :)
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