The Septic Harsh Truth: Why Nearly All Companies Just Pump (And We Build)
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 12:37 am
Allow me to tell you something most septic companies won't: there are two types of people in this life. Those who think septic systems are simply "subterranean tanks for waste," and those that have had raw sewage erupting into their backyard at 2 AM. I discovered this difference the hard way in 2005—standing in mud, shivering in a Washington rainstorm, as my brothers and I aided a grizzled installer repair our family's collapsed system. I was a teenager. My hands ached. My clothes were ruined. But that night, something clicked: This is not just digging. It's people's lives that we're protecting.
Let me share the ugly truth: nearly all septic companies just maintain tanks. They're like band-aid salesmen at a demolition convention. But Septic Solutions? They're different. It all began back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his brothers—just kids barely tall enough to shoulder a shovel—helped install their family's septic system alongside a grizzled pro. Visualize this: three youngsters buried in Pennsylvania clay, understanding how soil porosity affects drainage while their buddies played Xbox. "We never just dig ditches," Art explained to me last winter, warm coffee cup in hand. "We learned how ground whispers truths. A patch of cattails here? That's Mother Nature shouting 'high water table.'"
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Let me share the ugly truth: nearly all septic companies just maintain tanks. They're like band-aid salesmen at a demolition convention. But Septic Solutions? They're different. It all began back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his brothers—just kids barely tall enough to shoulder a shovel—helped install their family's septic system alongside a grizzled pro. Visualize this: three youngsters buried in Pennsylvania clay, understanding how soil porosity affects drainage while their buddies played Xbox. "We never just dig ditches," Art explained to me last winter, warm coffee cup in hand. "We learned how ground whispers truths. A patch of cattails here? That's Mother Nature shouting 'high water table.'"
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