If youre a city dweller who is looking for a home in the suburbs, its likely that youre looking at homes with septic for the first time. This situation tends to make buyers nervous. It neednt.
Lets take an overview of what a simple septic system is, how its maintained, and what you can do if youre buying a home that uses one. A septic system is a self-contained system for disposing of sewerage. Theyre frequently found in rural and suburban areas that do not have public sewerage systems. The system one sees most often is a holding tank in which enzyme and bacterial action decomposes the waste material and buried lines in a drainage field use soil to strain out what remains.
Septic permits are usually issued specifying the number of bedrooms a house may have that is to be built on the lot for which the permit is being issued. How well the soil percolates (how well water drains through the soil) on the lot is taken into account when issuing the permit. It typically costs between $6,000 and $10,000 to install a conventional system in the part of the country I live in. Systems are usually adequate for the size of the house because of the permit system. ...
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