Septic Inspections & Tank Locating

Alabama Septic Tank Services inspects septic systems for buyers, sellers and homeowners in Bessemer, McCalla, Hueytown, Hoover, Brookwood and Tuscaloosa. Customers buying a home have told us the inspection and installation process was clear “every step of the way”.

A septic system is buried, so most people never see it – until it fails. When you are buying or selling a home on septic, an inspection tells you where the tank is, what condition it is in and whether the field lines are doing their job. It is a small cost next to a replacement nobody expected.

1. Locating the tank and uncovering the lids – even with no records and no riser.
2. Pumping the tank, so we can see the walls, the bottom and the baffles. A tank cannot be judged properly while it is full.
3. Checking the tank: cracks, the inlet and outlet baffles, the baffle wall, lids, effluent filter, roots and signs that water is backing up from the field lines.
4. Checking the pipe from the house and the line out to the field.
5. Checking the field lines for soggy ground, surfacing water or a header line that is not taking water.
6. Walking you through what we found – what is fine, what needs attention and what it would cost.

Not sure if the house is even on septic? If the water bill has no sewer charge, if the neighbors have septic tanks or if the home uses well water, it most likely has one. The original plans, the builder or the county health department may also have a record.

When the records are missing, we find the tank ourselves. We have been the second company on a job because the first could not find the tank – and we found it. Knowing where the tank and lines are also matters before you build a deck, a pool, a driveway or an addition: locate before you dig.

Most inspections end with a clean tank and peace of mind. If we find a problem, we explain the options – from a simple riser and new lid to repairs or field line work – with an upfront price, so buyers and sellers can decide together.