Septic Repair
We repair cracked lids, broken baffles, crushed lines and tipped distribution boxes on existing septic systems. We also tell you when a repair is enough and when the job needs more.
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Kingstree has its own town sewer, but most of Williamsburg County around it does not. Past the town sewer areas, the county's long-range plan says homes rely on individual septic systems. That land is flat and often wet, and the Black River borders the town's southwestern edge. Septic system installation in Kingstree starts with the soil and the water table.
Kingstree is part of our service area, which reaches about 50 miles around Summerton. Around Kingstree we handle septic system installation for new homes and mobile home lots, with 1,000 to 1,500 gallon tanks. On a wooded lot, the homesite lot clearing comes first, then we set the system. Call or text (803) 478-2620 for a free quote in writing.
Tell us about the job and where the property is. We look at it and put your free quote in writing.
Kingstree put in a waterworks and a sewer system in 1910, the South Carolina Encyclopedia notes. The town's 2020 plan says public sewer is provided to town residents. That plan also calls for consent to annexation before water or sewer lines run past the town limits. Questions about a connection go to the town's Water Department at Town Hall.
Past the town sewer areas, septic is the rule. The county's water and sewer authority runs sewer only in the Town of Lane and the federal prison at Salters. The county plan adds that, for now, nothing is planned to extend water or sewer past today's service boundaries.
The state will not permit a new septic system where sewer is accessible for connection. For new lots outside the towns, county rules set a one-acre minimum with a well and septic tank. On public water, the minimum is 25,000 square feet. Each lot also needs room for a replacement system if the first one fails.
The town takes its name from a white pine on the Black River's east bank, marked as the King's Tree. The National Weather Service sets flood stage at 12 feet on the river gauge at Kingstree. In October 2015 the river crested at 22.65 feet, the highest crest on record there. It topped 16 feet again in October 2016, the mark the Weather Service calls major flooding.
About a quarter of the land inside the town limits lies in FEMA's 1 percent annual chance flood zone. Along the river, the federal soil survey maps Hobcaw sandy loam, which floods often and holds water near the surface. That ground is rated very limited for septic drain fields.
A drain field only works when the soil under it can take water. In a flood, the state environmental agency warns that a soaked field may stop taking water. Sewage can then come up to the ground surface. When the water drops and a field stays soggy, drain field repair is often the next step.
Williamsburg County sits in the Atlantic Coast Flatwoods, and most of it slopes 2 percent or less. Higher ground in town maps as sandy soils, such as Candor sand and Noboco loamy fine sand. Around town, about 7 in 10 acres have a seasonal water table within 18 inches of the surface. The soil survey rates more than 9 in 10 acres there very limited for septic drain fields.
Those ratings are a guide, and the permit comes from the state. The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, formerly DHEC, issues septic permits. Its Florence regional office covers Williamsburg County. An inspector takes at least two soil borings where the field will go.
Soil color shows how high the water table rises in the wettest season, even in a dry month. Bedroom count then sets the field size, at 120 gallons a day per bedroom. The lot also needs a spare area, half the field's size, for a future repair. The state notes that soaked soil can delay its evaluations, so wet months can slow a permit.
The Census Bureau puts the median year built for homes in town at 1974. Across Williamsburg County, the county's plan counts 80 percent of homes built before 2000. Out in the county, an older home's septic system may be as old as the house. When that tank or field is past fixing, septic system replacement puts in a new one under today's rules.
About 4 in 10 homes in the county are mobile homes, by the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey. State rules say a mobile home cannot be moved onto a septic lot until the septic permit is issued. In an A or AE flood zone, the county also wants flood elevation certificates before and after set-up. Our mobile home septic systems work follows that order, with the tank and field set clear of the home.
Outside the water service areas, the county's plan says rural homes rely on private wells. The state wants a septic system at least 75 feet from a private well. SC 811 does not mark private lines such as a well line, so tell us where yours runs.
Communities and areas we serve around Kingstree: Downtown Kingstree, Woodland Acres, Black River Landing, Brockington, Salters, Cades, Mouzon, Cedar Swamp, Lane, Greeleyville, the US 52 corridor, the SC 261 corridor.
Kingstree ZIP codes served: 29556.
Kingstree is part of our service area. Call or text, and we look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
(803) 478-2620 We repair cracked lids, broken baffles, crushed lines and tipped distribution boxes on existing septic systems. We also tell you when a repair is enough and when the job needs more.
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A soggy yard over the drain field or a sewage backup can mean the field has failed. We re-lay failed lines in new trenches and replace a cracked distribution box.
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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.
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We clear homesite lots up to about five acres for a new home, a mobile home or a septic field. Trees, brush, stumps and debris come off the build site and the drive.
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We take down houses, mobile homes, outbuildings and storm-damaged structures across the east side of South Carolina. Debris removal is part of the job, and the free written quote comes first.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Kingstree. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.