Septic System - Life span and Replacing the septic tank and leach field

by JY:

the property is on a septic system, really common for residential property outside of city sewer, its life span usually about 25 years, if the property is over 20 years old, it may only have a 500 gal tank.

the new code depends on size of the lot and how many bedroom in the house, local health department usually require a minimum of 1000 gal tank, 100 feet of leach field per qualify bedroom, 50 feet away with any water source. if your lot is too small, you can seek a soil scientist test the soil simple and you may reduce the leach field requirement, or you may end up with a mount system if soil simple turn out bad.

a standard system with 300 feet of leach field, usually cost about $2800 to $3300. plus another $1000 for remove the old tank. a mount system will cost from $6000 to $8000.

if you buying it as-is, then you may end up paying for repair, talk to your lender or closing agent, most likely they can do an escrow account for repair after closing.

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Replacing the septic tank and leach fields 2008-09-06 22:35:15

Septic Tanks and Leach Fields are common in northern states, depends on size of the house, how many bedroom / bath room, each state may have different requirement.

and it also depends on soil sample, your county health inspector need to come out and test the soil, and let you know what type of septic system you allow to install, then they will issue a permit for the work.

a typical gravity fed system on a 3 bedroom /2 bath house needs a 1000 gallon tank and 300 feet of leach fields, cost $3200 to $4000, plus time to dig out the old one.

if the soil test out bad, then you need a mounted system, it will cost $6000 to $8000.