Septic System Information for Homeowners

The kids need a swing set and you have a septic system with a leach field.  You can’t plant much or build anything over a leach field, but will that swingset hurt your drain field or not? A...

After living in a house for a while, we come to know it’s problems and idiosyncrasies:  a window sticks, a patio was poured at a slant, a circuit breaker pops if you run the microwave while...

When selling homes as a real estate agent, I always recommended buyers get a home warranty plan.  It was a relatively inexpensive way to get some ‘insurance’ on home appliances and major...

You live in a house with a septic tank and determined that it’s time to get the septic tank pumped out.  Perhaps you’ve even made the call and have an appointment scheduled.  I...

Most often, a house that utilizes a septic system for waste water removal has its own septic system.  But some properties actually have a shared septic system, where two or more homes are all...

So hey, you’re thinking of buying a house that utilizes a septic system, right?  And you have questions about the septic tank?  Yep, we did, too when we bought our current house. We...