Septic service
Septic inspections
Most inspections we run are tied to a closing date, and a closing date does not move because a tank was hard to find. Book the inspection early enough that a repair is still an option.
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Septic backing up? Call us now.
Sewage in the yard or the house, a tank that won’t drain, or a well with no water. Call and you will get a person and a straight answer about when we can be there.
How long does a septic inspection take?
Most inspections are completed in two to three hours, depending on the size of the tank and how accessible the drain field is. A buried lid, a system with a pump chamber, or a field under landscaping all add time.
What gets checked
A real inspection is not a look under the lid. We work through the whole system:
- Tank condition, both compartments, including the walls and the baffles
- Liquid level, and how fast the tank refills after pumping
- Inlet and outlet, and the condition of the outlet filter
- Drain field, checked for saturation, ponding and surfacing
- Pump, floats and alarm where the system has a pump chamber
- Distribution box and the way flow is being split across the lines
- Setbacks and system location relative to the well and the property lines
Buying, selling, or just staying ahead
A buyer wants to know whether they are inheriting a repair. A seller wants to know before a buyer finds it, because a failure discovered during a closing is negotiated at the worst possible moment. An owner staying put wants the interval right so the field lasts.
The report is the same either way. What changes is how much time you have to act on it.
What you get
A written report with what we found, photographs of the components, and a plain statement of anything that needs attention along with how urgent it is. If it is fine, the report says so. We are not looking for work that is not there.
Where we do this work
We handle septic inspections across Duval, Clay, Nassau, St. Johns, Putnam, Union and Baker counties. Each area page covers the local ground conditions and which office issues the permit there.
Jacksonville · St. Augustine · Orange Park · Middleburg · Green Cove Springs · Ponte Vedra Beach · Fernandina Beach · Yulee
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Septic inspections — questions we get asked
How long does a septic inspection take?
Most inspections are completed in two to three hours, depending on the size of the tank and how accessible the drain field is. A buried lid, a pump chamber, or a field under landscaping all add time.
Is a septic inspection required to sell a house in Florida?
Florida does not require a state-level septic inspection at the point of sale, but lenders, buyers and their agents commonly require one as a condition of the contract, and some loan programs will not close without it. Book it early enough that a repair is still negotiable rather than a closing-week emergency.
What is the difference between an inspection and a pump-out?
A pump-out empties the tank. An inspection evaluates whether the whole system works, which includes the tank, the baffles, the outlet filter, the pump and alarm if there is one, the distribution box and the drain field. Most inspections include a pump-out because the tank has to be empty to see the walls and the baffles.
What happens if the inspection finds a problem?
You get the finding in writing with photographs, an explanation of what it means, and how urgent it is. Some findings are maintenance, some are repairs that can wait, and some need to be handled before a sale closes. We tell you which is which rather than quoting everything as an emergency.
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Call and talk to someone who works on these every day, or send the details and we will come back to you.