Written reports built around the actual disclosure forms, so the answers your closing needs are the answers you get.
A septic inspection evaluates the tank, the outlet, the distribution box and the drainfield, and documents the condition of the system in writing. In Georgia the seller disclosure form asks how many bedrooms the system was permitted for and the date of last professional service. In South Carolina, Title 27 Chapter 50 requires sellers to disclose the condition of the sanitary sewage disposal system. Our report answers both.
Most inspections are driven by a closing date, which means turnaround matters as much as thoroughness.
The disclosure form asks questions most sellers cannot answer from memory. An inspection produces the documentation instead of a guess.
A failed system discovered after closing is your problem. Discovered before closing it is a negotiation.
FHA and VA loans have their own expectations around onsite wastewater, and Fort Eisenhower means VA volume in this market is high.
Nobody knows when it was last serviced or what it was permitted for. We can pull what exists and document the rest.
Cheapest possible insurance. Know what you have before it tells you.
We schedule around closings, because a report that arrives after the deadline is worth nothing.
A real inspection means opening the tank. Anything that does not is a walkover, not an inspection.
We look for the original permit where it exists, which tells us the permitted bedroom count and the design. That is the exact question the Georgia disclosure form asks.
Sludge and scum depth, baffles, outlet filter, tank condition, signs of root intrusion or cracking. This is the part that gets skipped by cheap inspections.
Where effluent is actually going, and whether it is going there evenly. Uneven distribution shortens field life dramatically.
Surfacing, saturation, vegetation pattern and grading. We are looking for the early signs, not just the obvious ones.
Condition, findings, last service date, permitted bedroom count where records exist, and anything that needs attention. In a format your agent and your lender can use.
Varies with whether the tank lid has to be located and dug, whether pumping is included, tank size, and how fast you need the report. Bundling the inspection with a pump-out is usually the better value and gives you both documents at once.
See the full cost breakdown →We answer the questions the SC and GA disclosure forms ask, not generic ones.
If an inspector does not open the tank, they did not inspect the system.
Realtor scheduling priority, because a late report kills deals.
If something needs repair, you are already talking to a licensed installer rather than starting over.
South Carolina and Georgia, one contractor.
We are not incentivised to fail a system. We are incentivised to be the contractor agents keep calling.
Two job photos captioned with the town and system type, plus two reviews specific to this service. Waiting on the 62-image library and the review backfill.
We work both sides of the Savannah. Licensed in South Carolina and certified in Georgia, which is rarer in this market than it sounds.