SEPTIC INSPECTIONS PORT ST. LUCIE

One in four homes in Port St. Lucie has a septic system, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t know what they are. A septic system is a system that receives, treats, and disposes of wastewater and solids from a plumbing system of your home.

Septic inspections are essential for your well-being and anyone else living in your house. Therefore, homeowners must schedule them regularly. Usually, the septic system is the last thing that comes to most homeowners’ minds as they are buried in the ground.

In simple words, it takes the water and waste from the sinks, washers, showers, and toilets and filters that water. It then redistributes it into the ground. The whole process is designed to decrease water and soil pollution.

It’s crucial to get professional advice on septic systems and work with an experienced real estate agent before buying or selling a home in St. Lucie County.

WHEN SHOULD YOU INSPECT A SEPTIC SYSTEM?

It is mandatory to inspect the septic system at least once every year. You’ve to hire the local septic inspectors in Port St. Lucie County to inspect it as soon as the house is placed on the market for sale. It will improve the value of your house and avoid any issues that might emerge from a malfunctioning system. A prospective buyer must insist that the septic system be inspected before purchasing the home if it has not been done recently.

OUR SEPTIC INSPECTION PROCESS IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY

In St. Lucie County real estate transactions, it is the homeowner’s or prospective home buyer’s responsibility to locate the treatment tank and absorption system. They should also provide access to the maintenance hole cover on the tank and empty the tank at the inspection time. Our team will assist in making these arrangements if required.

The property’s current owner will be asked to complete an Authorization and Information sheet before the inspection. It will provide us with information such as the age of the septic system cost, past service history, and current usage.

Our inspectors at Guardian Angel Inspections follow the below steps to inspect a typical gravity-distribution style treatment system.

STEP-BY-STEP SEPTIC INSPECTION BY OUR INSPECTORS IN PORT ST. LUCIE

  1. We will locate all system components on your property. We will find out if there’s any surfacing effluent, lush vegetation, or other indications of septic system malfunction.
  2. Our team will inspect the treatment tank and note the condition of the visible interior portions.
  3. We will examine the absorption area to determine the amount of standing effluent.
  4. Ensure that all the outlets in the housing discharge into the treatment tank.
  5. Run water from all the fixtures in the house and monitor any changes in the treatment tank level.
  6. Notice the tank while emptied and noting any runback from the absorption system or the ground surrounding the tank.
  7. Finally, our team will inspect the interior of the treatment tank after it has been emptied. We will note the condition of the inlet and outlet baffles and check for any other cracks, holes, or other previously hidden defects.

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