Certified Home Inspections by a Home Builder

If you are buying a home with a septic tank, most local jurisdictions require a septic tank and drain field certification. This certificate is required whenever real estate ownership changes hands. This certificate insures that the tank is pumped and is satisfactory condition and that the drain lines are clear and performing as designed. Our standard home inspection does not include this type of specialized, intrusive inspection. Septic tank pumping companies often offer pumping and certification services. This is usually prepaid by the home seller, around the time of placing the home for sale.

It is also important to determine if bedrooms have been added to unfinished space since the installation of the tank, because the number of bedrooms often determines the legal size of the septic tank and field.

Septic tanks should not be used in conjunction with garbage disposals. Food wastes do not properly break down in the tanks and may clog drain fields.