The Septic Dirty Truth: Why Most Companies Just Pump (And We Build)
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:16 pm
Let me tell you something most septic companies refuse to: there are two kinds of people in this reality. Those who assume septic systems are just "underground boxes for waste," and those who've had raw sewage erupting into their backyard at the dead of night. I understood this reality the tough way in 2005—waist-deep in sludge, trembling in a Washington rainstorm, as my brothers and I aided a veteran installer repair our family's collapsed system. I was 14. My hands were raw. My jeans were wrecked. But that evening, something changed: This is not just manual labor. It's folks' lives that we're preserving.
Let me share the harsh truth: nearly all septic companies just service tanks. They are like quick-fix salesmen at a chainsaw convention. But Septic Solutions? These guys are special. It all originated back in the early 2000s when Art and his siblings—just kids hardly tall enough to lift a shovel—assisted install their family's septic system alongside a weathered pro. Picture this: three kids knee-deep in Pennsylvania clay, discovering how soil porosity affects drainage while their peers played Xbox. "We didn't just dig trenches," Art explained to me last winter, hot coffee cup in hand. "We discovered how ground whispers secrets. A patch of marsh plants here? That's Mother Nature shouting 'high water table.'"
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Let me share the harsh truth: nearly all septic companies just service tanks. They are like quick-fix salesmen at a chainsaw convention. But Septic Solutions? These guys are special. It all originated back in the early 2000s when Art and his siblings—just kids hardly tall enough to lift a shovel—assisted install their family's septic system alongside a weathered pro. Picture this: three kids knee-deep in Pennsylvania clay, discovering how soil porosity affects drainage while their peers played Xbox. "We didn't just dig trenches," Art explained to me last winter, hot coffee cup in hand. "We discovered how ground whispers secrets. A patch of marsh plants here? That's Mother Nature shouting 'high water table.'"
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization ... utions-llc