On a large rural property, knowing what is under the ground and exactly where it runs saves a great deal of unnecessary digging.
Before you buy out here
A standard home inspection tells you very little about a septic system or the line feeding it. On a rural property that is one of the more expensive things to inherit unknowingly, and it is entirely invisible until it backs up.
Finding the line at all
On acreage, people often simply do not know where the line runs or where the tank sits. We camera it and mark the route and depth at the surface, which is useful long after the immediate problem is dealt with — particularly before any landscaping or building work.
What we look for
- What the pipe is made of and roughly its age
- Roots getting in, and where
- Low spots holding water
- Cracks, breaks and separated joints
- Whether the problem is the line or the tank
- The route and depth, marked at the surface