Understanding your septic system can feel overwhelming if you’ve never lived with one before. The last thing you want is to get your home’s waste management system wrong and dealing with a self-contained system can be intimidating if you only have experience with a municipal sewer. Fortunately, once you have a handle on the basics,

Living outside the city limits means you have a bit more privacy, and a bit more room to stretch out, but it also tends to mean you’re out of range for municipal sewer connections. While it can seem intimidating to the uninitiated, septic tank maintenance is relatively simple, and straightforward. Following a few simple guidelines

Septic System Care can be easy if you follow these steps. There are lots of ways living in the thick of the city is different from living a bit off the beaten path; waste management is one of them. When you trade the bustle of the city for the quiet privacy of more rural living,

The real estate market is historically tight, with far fewer available homes than would-be buyers in many areas. In the throes of a seller’s market, you may find yourself looking farther out of metropolitan areas than you initially intended. With extra privacy and quiet often comes a lack of city sewer access, though. If you’re

You’ve enjoyed the peace and quiet that comes with living outside the hustle and bustle of town, but that privacy often means being too far from a municipal sewer system. A septic system provides a self-contained waste management solution that is not dependent on sewer access for about one in five properties. These systems are

You’ve found the perfect home, maybe a bit off the beaten path but with plenty of privacy. Chances are that your dream home has a septic system if it’s outside municipal limits. Unfortunately, city sewer service often fails to extend beyond the city limits, so a bit of Septic System 101 will go a long

Having a septic system inspected is probably not your first thought when you are purchasing a home. Think about this though. You are walking through a home you’re ready to make an offer on, and everything seems perfect. Of course, you know you should have the home itself inspected before making an offer, but sometimes