About us

We help Maury County homeowners find out whether they need a pump-out or a new system, which is a difference of about twenty times the price.

Why this site exists

A backed-up septic system looks identical whether the cause is a tank that has not been pumped in eight years or a drain field that has genuinely failed. One is a few hundred dollars and the other is five figures, and there is no way to tell from the symptom.

So this site does two things. It explains, in plain terms, what each part of the system does and roughly what work costs. And it puts you in front of a licensed contractor who works Maury County and will open the tank before quoting anything.

How the work gets done

Every job on this site is carried out by a licensed Tennessee contractor. We are not the crew in the truck, and we will tell you who is coming before anyone is scheduled. If you want to check a licence yourself, the TDEC Division of Water Resources, Subsurface Sewage Disposal is the register.

Full detail on how this site operates and how the people doing the work are paid is on this page. We would rather you read it than wonder.

What we will not do

• Quote a new system without opening the tank and assessing the field
• Sell a drain field replacement where a pump-out and a new filter would fix it
• Skip the permit on work that requires one

A new septic system is a five-figure decision. Getting a second opinion is normal, and we will not be offended.