Septic Replacement
When an existing home's septic system is past repair, we replace it with a new tank and drain field. Call or text for a free estimate and a written quote.
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Drain field repair fixes the part of a septic system that sends wastewater from the tank into the soil. When the field fails, the yard over it turns soggy, and drains slow down or back up. We repair drain fields across a service area that reaches about 50 miles around Summerton. Call or text (803) 478-2620 for a free estimate.
The fix depends on why the field failed. A cracked distribution box or a crushed line can mean a smaller repair. Solids or flood silt in the gravel often mean new trenches in fresh soil. Broken baffles and other problems inside the tank fall under septic system repair.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at it and put your free quote in writing.
SCDES, the state environmental agency (formerly DHEC), names the two most obvious signs. Sewage backs up into the house, or the ground over the drain field turns soggy with wastewater. A backup can also start at the tank, so we check both before we quote.
The EPA lists more clues around the field. Grass over the lines grows bright green and spongy, even in dry weather. Water stands over the field, and a sewage smell hangs around it.
Sewage on top of the ground is the plainest sign. State rules forbid that discharge, and a complaint can bring a state notice to repair the system.
Clarendon County sits on the Coastal Plain, and much of its ground is wet for part of the year. NRCS soil maps put the seasonal water table within a foot of the surface on about half the county's land. Lynchburg soils are among the county's most common. In those soils, the water table rises to 6 to 18 inches below the surface from November to April.
A drain field treats wastewater in the soil under its trenches. For a home, state rules require at least 6 inches of soil between the trench bottom and the water table. When the water table rises into the trenches, the field has nowhere to send the water. SCDES notes that some South Carolina lots passed old perc tests, yet their systems failed in rainy seasons.
Other failures come from wear and use. Solids from a tank that went too long without pumping wash into the field and clog the gravel. Cars driven over the field crush pipe and pack the soil. Downspouts and sprinklers aimed at the field add water it was never sized for.
The cause and the ground decide the fix. A distribution box that has cracked or settled can feed the lines unevenly, so a new box goes in. Crushed lines and lines packed with roots get dug out and re-laid. When the soil itself is clogged, new trenches go into fresh ground.
State rules reserve a repair area, at least half the size of the field, on each new permit. That ground gives a failed field somewhere to go. On a wet lot, the state may call for a different layout, such as shallower trenches or added fill. The permit spells out that layout, just as it does for a new septic system in Summerton.
Before any digging, an SC 811 ticket goes in so utilities can mark their buried lines. Utility locators do not mark septic tanks or septic lines. If you have your system's state permit, its diagram shows roughly where the field was laid.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Summerton across the east side of South Carolina.
(803) 478-2620From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (803) 478-2620. Tell us where the property is and what the job is.
We come out to see the lot or the system. We note the access and any clearing the job needs.
You get a free estimate in writing, with the work spelled out. A new system also needs a state permit, issued after a soil evaluation.
We call SC 811 before any machine digging, so buried utility lines get marked. Then we clear the site if needed and start the job.
After the final inspection, we cover the system and shape the ground so rain runs off. The state then issues its approval to operate.
Common questions about drain field repair around Summerton and the east side of South Carolina. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
When an existing home's septic system is past repair, we replace it with a new tank and drain field. Call or text for a free estimate and a written quote.
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Septic systems for mobile home lots, set clear of the home's pad and the drive. We plan the work with the buyer and the dealer around the state permit.
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We install septic systems for small subdivisions of up to about 25 units, and for churches and businesses off sewer. Bigger flows get larger tanks and more drain field, set to the state permit.
Learn MoreWe set the tank, the lines, the distribution box and the drain field. Each part goes where the state permit puts it.
We can clear a homesite lot and then install its septic system. One company handles both steps.
We look at the job first, then give you a free estimate in writing. Our service area takes in Clarendon County and the counties around it.
Tell us where the lot is and what you plan to build, or what is wrong with your system. Call or text (803) 478-2620, or send the form for a free estimate.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at it and put your free quote in writing.
