Drain Field Repair
Soggy ground or a sewage smell over the drain field can mean it is failing. We find the cause and put the repair quote in writing before work starts.
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Septic system installation puts a new septic tank and drain field in the ground at your home. You may be building on a lot with no sewer line. Or the old system at your house may be past saving. We install septic systems for homes in Lake Worth Beach and across Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
Every new system goes in under a permit, with an inspection before it is covered. We look at the job and put the quote in writing before any work starts. Once your system is in, we also handle septic service in Lake Worth Beach and across the area.
Tell us about the septic problem and where you are. We will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Florida's rules call a septic system an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system, or OSTDS. State law, in section 381.0065 of the Florida Statutes, requires a permit before anyone builds one. In Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, the county health department issues those permits. Florida's environmental agency notes that many counties have local rules that can go beyond the state's.
The permit application needs a site plan and the home's floor plan. It also needs a site evaluation of the soil and the water table. The state rule sizes the tank and drain field from the number of bedrooms and the building area. The rule also sets minimum distances from wells, surface water, buildings and property lines.
Before the tank lids are sealed or the system is covered, it gets a construction inspection. Final approval comes only after the county health department confirms the work meets the permit and the state rule. Digging for the system also falls under Florida's one-call law. A Sunshine 811 ticket has to go in at least 2 full business days before the dig.
The drain field spreads the liquid from the tank into the soil, and the soil filters it. Under Florida's rule, the bottom of the drain field must sit at least 24 inches above the water table. That is measured in the wettest season, when the water table sits highest. The University of Florida extension service says the filtering works best in soil that is not full of water.
South Florida gets most of its yearly rain from late May to mid-October, the National Weather Service says. On a lot where the water table rises close to the surface, the drain field may have to sit higher. The state rule lets fill soil be added, and the permit then goes by the final lot elevation.
When part of the drain field's sides sit above the native soil, the rule calls it a filled system. When any part of its bottom sits at or above the native soil, it is a mound system. The site evaluation for your permit shows whether your lot needs either one.
Florida writes cleanup plans for waters that fall short of state water-quality standards. The state calls them basin management action plans. Inside these plan areas, the law bars a new septic system where a sewer connection is available. Without sewer, a new system on a lot of 1 acre or less must be a nitrogen-reducing type.
State law calls for an enhanced nutrient-reducing system, or one that removes at least 65 percent of the nitrogen. State maps put most of Port St. Lucie and Stuart inside these areas. Parts of Coral Springs and Pompano Beach fall inside too.
Lake Worth Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach sit outside the mapped areas. The state posts the map online. For any one lot, the county health department decides.
Call or text for a written quote. We work all of Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
(561) 239-5838From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (561) 239-5838. Tell us what the septic system is doing and where the home is.
We come out and look at the septic system to see where the trouble starts.
You get the quote in writing. It lays out the work the job needs.
Once you say yes, we set a time and do the work on the quote.
When the work is done, we go over it with you. You hear what we found and what to watch for next.
Common questions about septic system installation around Lake Worth Beach and the Palm Beach to St. Lucie area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Soggy ground or a sewage smell over the drain field can mean it is failing. We find the cause and put the repair quote in writing before work starts.
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A broken or buried septic tank lid makes every pump out harder. We replace septic tank lids and add risers that bring the lid up to grade.
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A septic tank inspection shows the condition of the tank and the drain field. Call or text before you buy a home or when trouble shows up, and we put the quote in writing.
Learn MoreWe work on the tank, the lines, the pumps and the drain field. Whatever the septic problem is, you make one call.
We look at the job before we price it. The quote comes to you in writing before any work starts.
A backed-up toilet is urgent, and emergency septic service is part of our work. Call or text and tell us what the drains are doing.
Our service area reaches about 50 miles around Lake Worth Beach. It covers Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
Septic system installation cost in Florida: market ranges from national cost guides, plus how the water table, permits and system type move the price.
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Drain field repair cost in Florida: market ranges from national and Florida cost guides, and how the water table and the permit move the price.
Read more →Tell us about the septic problem and the town the home is in. Call or text (561) 239-5838 or send the form, and we will set a time to look at the job.
Tell us about the septic problem and where you are. We will look at the job and put the quote in writing.