SBE is Experienced State Licensed Septic Installer
Southern Bluegrass Excavation offer Commercial and Residential Septic Installation.
Southern Bluegrass Excavation is Certified Installer in the State of Kentucky with many years’ experience in Residential and Commercial septic system Installation.
It is important to get THIS step Right.
A Septic System is a large investment in your constrction experience, hire an experienced team that will guarantee a successful long term outcome.
We will gladly meet with you to assist the best placement for your system just give us a call. If Southern Bluegrass Excavation is contracted to install your Septic we will work with you each step, send the necessary paperwork required by the county, get all site evaluation and permits required. We work with a lot of out of town owners and can communicate all paperwork via email.
· 1st: Your Excavator will schedule a Site Evaluation with the County: You can be there or choose not too….We dig several sites for the inspector to evaluate the soil. He then gives the specifications to what your septic would require. {This can be as simple as a standard system, to low profile leaching field or as far as needing a curtain drain} site eval lasts forever no time limits.
· 2nd: We draw plans submit to the inspector for a permit. Once a permit is pulled it lasts for 12 months and a temporary electric permit is issued to you by your County.
· 3rd: Septic Installation is scheduled and usually takes 2-3 days depending on site eval. Once the system is in, it is inspected and release is given, system is covered, excavated to grade.
Our installer will create a professional final drawing using a benchmark that is filed with the county so you may find your field if necessary in the future.
What is a Septic System
A septic system manages all wastewater exiting a house not connected to a city sewage system. It contains a drain line, a tank that the drain line feeds into, a Distribution box and a large drain field (or leach field) where wastewater is dispersed into soil. Septic systems allow water to filter naturally before entering groundwater, preventing contamination and diseases from polluting the environment. If installed and maintained properly, a septic system can last upwards of 40 years while being more environmentally friendly than a city sewer system.
What is a perc test or Site Evaluation: “done with your installer and county inspector”
A perc test, or percolation test, is a step to ensure soil is suitable for a septic system. A perc test involves checking the levels of percolation, how long water takes to drop, in soil where a septic system may be installed. The soil’s percolation must meet lie between a minimum and maximum threshold to ensure that water does not drop through the soil too quickly or cause flooding by dropping too slowly. If soil meets this standard, a septic system can be installed. If the soil should fail, a system cannot be installed under the current conditions. Soil with too low of a percolation risks oversaturation that can lead to backed up drains in a home. Soil with high percolation, on the other hand, cannot filter wastewater appropriately before it reaches groundwater.
What is a septic tank?
A septic tank is a buried container that is part of a waste removal system for homes that are not connected to a sewer system. They work in conjunction with a drain field and a series of pipes to remove waste from a home. Many homes in the country that do not have access to a city’s sewer system utilize a septic system to remove wastewater. After initial cost and installation, maintenance expenses for septic systems are very low when they are installed properly. The highest quality and most expensive tanks are made of concrete, but they can also be made of fiberglass and polyethylene.
What is a Septic System
What is a Leaching Field:
Residential Leaching for Field Lines consist of chambers that are interlocking and installed with a correct fall per foot that allow water from the septic tank to flow and be absorbed by the ground soil. Depending on the bedroom size of your home this field can be 80 feet up to 246 feet or larger. Commercial systems are completely different. These lines can be run side by side just depends on the size of your property to lay a correct system out.
