Best Drip Septic System Installation in Orlando FL
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I needed a new septic system system put in on my property due to an existing septic system being out of code compliance. The good - they were responsive and got the project permitted, scheduled, and I now have a working septic system.
What I am not happy with:
(1) I was given the final invoice when the construction started (~9/16). The site was covered on 9/21 and I immediately contacted my project coordinator with some concerns that day. She came out on 9/22 and sent a crew to fix issues with the site covering on 9/24. I got a certified letter that same day (9/24) warning that my property would be liened if I didn't pay. I think it is a rude business practice to send certified letter lien warnings while there are still issues being sorted out.
(2) I think that the construction was completed in a whatever is easiest is best manner with little care to how the resulting mound would affect stormwater drainage on my property. Maybe it isn't standard practice for septic systems, but I would have loved to see a sketch of where they were putting things and a calculation of how high the resulting mound would be in my yard. I was unpleasantly surprised by both where the septic tank was placed and how high the resulting mound was based on conversations I had had with the project coordinator.
The tank was placed within code requirements but too close to my house, so the resulting mound traps water next to my house. When I brought this up to my project coordinator, I was told it only needed 2-3 of fill dirt covering the tank (whereas the drainfield needed 6-8), so it wouldn't be as big of an issue as I expected. However, the covering crew dumped 7 of dirt there, which I could compact to ~5. When they came back to fix it, the crew argued with me that I didn't shouldn't remove anything and ended up relocating 8 wheelbarrows full to the side yard, where they had to add more dirt to the old septic tank due to it not being compacted at all (my leg sunk to my knee in the old tank when stepping where the old tank was).
Conclusion: I have a functioning septic system, but am unsatisfied by the the execution and the state of my yard post-construction.
What I am not happy with:
(1) I was given the final invoice when the construction started (~9/16). The site was covered on 9/21 and I immediately contacted my project coordinator with some concerns that day. She came out on 9/22 and sent a crew to fix issues with the site covering on 9/24. I got a certified letter that same day (9/24) warning that my property would be liened if I didn't pay. I think it is a rude business practice to send certified letter lien warnings while there are still issues being sorted out.
(2) I think that the construction was completed in a whatever is easiest is best manner with little care to how the resulting mound would affect stormwater drainage on my property. Maybe it isn't standard practice for septic systems, but I would have loved to see a sketch of where they were putting things and a calculation of how high the resulting mound would be in my yard. I was unpleasantly surprised by both where the septic tank was placed and how high the resulting mound was based on conversations I had had with the project coordinator.
The tank was placed within code requirements but too close to my house, so the resulting mound traps water next to my house. When I brought this up to my project coordinator, I was told it only needed 2-3 of fill dirt covering the tank (whereas the drainfield needed 6-8), so it wouldn't be as big of an issue as I expected. However, the covering crew dumped 7 of dirt there, which I could compact to ~5. When they came back to fix it, the crew argued with me that I didn't shouldn't remove anything and ended up relocating 8 wheelbarrows full to the side yard, where they had to add more dirt to the old septic tank due to it not being compacted at all (my leg sunk to my knee in the old tank when stepping where the old tank was).
Conclusion: I have a functioning septic system, but am unsatisfied by the the execution and the state of my yard post-construction.
4949 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32810