In many parts of the country, owing a home with a septic system is necessary. In rural areas, city sewer is not an option and you must maintain a septic system for your home. However, if you have always lived in the suburbs or city, you may have never dealt with a septic system and owning a home with one may be very concerning. So what do you do if you find your dream home, but it has a septic system?
Is it a Deal Breaker?
The first question you will have to ask yourself when you find out the home of your dreams has a septic system is whether this is a deal breaker. If you absolutely won’t consider living in a home with a septic system, you have two choices: move on or convert to sewer. If you are open to the latter, then you will first need to find out if it is a possibility in the area. Many homes have a septic system put in when they are built, yet sewer lines become available years later. You may be able to tie into the local sewer system with the help of the local sewer service company.
If it’s not a deal breaker, you can learn to live with a septic. About 20% of the homes in the U.S. have septic systems – if those families can do it, so can you. You can hire a professional septic company to maintain your system so you don’t have to deal with it all.
Don’t let a septic system scare you away from your dream home. Call the local septic company and find out what your options are to make it possible to live in the home that best fits your family’s needs.
Posted on behalf of:
A-Flo Free Septic
Lawrenceville, GA
(770) 927-7926
