I most heartily endorse BMB Septic. It's a family business started I'd guess 40 years ago, now run by the founder's son, Taylor, whom I had the pleasure of meeting. The original (1967) leach field had been failing since before I bought the property in 2016.
The problem was more complicated than simply installing a new leach network because:
(1) I'd built a basketball court over the "reserve" field, but only using paver bricks on packed dirt within a two-course cinder block retaining perimeter, all overlaid by plastic snap down tiles, just in case it had to be torn up to put in a new leach field. It was an investment and helped my son get a good basketball scholarship. I was hoping to keep it for the resale value.
(2) The neighbor's inactive well requires 100' separation from any leach field meaning half my yard is unusable. Moreover, the ground water is only 8' from the surface, and my leach field must be at least 5' above that water level. Thankfully, my property is on a slight incline above the neighbor's, so the half of my yard farther from the neighbor's well is a bit more than 5' above ground water level.
(3) Thus, Taylor asked the county inspector, a pleasant and responsive fellow whose name I won't mention because he's a public employee, if the leach lines could be carefully laid (a) between the saturated, carbon fouled, and therefore unusable original leach lines, and (b) be 100' from the neighbor's well, and (c) be 5' above ground water level, altogether a complicated combination of constraints.
Taylor and his crew, Dante and Jeremy - both pleasant, hard-working chaps - dug up the mess, obtained approval from the county inspector, had the septic tank pumped out, and laid down chalk lines -- all on day 1. They also repaired the water main, unavoidably cut during excavation so my family would have running water overnight, even though the main would have to be cut again the following day. On day 2 they installed the entire leach field, managing to fit in 260' with specified 10' separation, on the only available patch of roughly 2600 ft^2, while avoiding the soil fouled by the original system, after which they replaced 100' of water main. On day 3, they repaired the tank, installed risers on the hatches to make pumping out easier in the future, then contoured, compacted, and smoothed the yard. All the while they were careful to disturb as little as possible, such as irrigation piping and bark pathways.
Taylor is affable, knowledgeable, and readily willing to explain why and how things must be done to meet code. He was especially attentive to my desire to save the basketball court, and advocated thus to the county inspector, who was kindly amenable.
Pricing was entirely reasonable; truly professional work deserves just remuneration. I recommend BMB Septic most highly. read more