The Septic Harsh Truth: Why Nearly All Companies Just Service (And We Build)
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:37 pm
I need to tell you something the majority of septic companies will not: there are two types of people in this life. Those who believe septic systems are just "subterranean tanks for waste," and those who have had raw sewage erupting into their yard at midnight. I discovered this difference the tough way in 2005—waist-deep in sludge, freezing in a Washington downpour, as my family and I helped a weathered installer fix our family's collapsed system. I was a teenager. My hands were raw. My jeans were ruined. But that night, something clicked: This is not just digging. It's folks' lives we're protecting.
This is the harsh truth: nearly all septic companies just service tanks. They're like band-aid salesmen at a demolition convention. But Septic Solutions? These guys are unique. It all started back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his family—just kids hardly tall enough to shoulder a shovel—helped install their family's septic system alongside a weathered pro. Visualize this: three pre-teens waist-deep in Pennsylvania clay, discovering how soil absorption affects drainage while their friends played Xbox. "We never just dig ditches," Art explained to me last winter, warm coffee cup in hand. "We understood how soil whispers truths. A patch of wetland vegetation here? That's Mother Nature screaming 'high water table.'"
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This is the harsh truth: nearly all septic companies just service tanks. They're like band-aid salesmen at a demolition convention. But Septic Solutions? These guys are unique. It all started back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his family—just kids hardly tall enough to shoulder a shovel—helped install their family's septic system alongside a weathered pro. Visualize this: three pre-teens waist-deep in Pennsylvania clay, discovering how soil absorption affects drainage while their friends played Xbox. "We never just dig ditches," Art explained to me last winter, warm coffee cup in hand. "We understood how soil whispers truths. A patch of wetland vegetation here? That's Mother Nature screaming 'high water table.'"
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