Septic Tank Pumping in Garner, NC
Garner’s town sewer covers the middle of town. Past it, the older streets and the county land run on septic, and a family crew from Durham pumps them: 30 years in the trucks, with emergency service available 24/7.
Celebrating 30 Years of Service; Est. 1996
Garner septic service from a crew that works Raleigh most weeks
Garner is just south of Raleigh, where we spend most of our weeks. We pump tanks here, repair what is wrong with them, and install new systems and replacement tanks.
Bobby Davis Jr. has been in this trade for 50 years, and the company has been in the family since 1996. Our certificate, 3402, is NC Level IV, the top installer grade, and we are fully insured and licensed. When you call (919) 481-6929, give us your street and tell us what you are seeing.
Where Garner's septic homes are
Past the town sewer, the septic homes are on the older streets and out on the county land beyond the town, toward Willow Spring, Clayton and the Johnston County line.
Garner sits where the ground starts to change. On the Wake side the clay is red and drains slowly, so after a wet winter the drainfield can stay saturated. Toward Johnston County the ground gets sandier and drains better, because the Coastal Plain begins there. Slow drains and soft spots in the yard tell you the field is struggling, and a tank that is overdue only adds to the load.
Next door we also do septic tank pumping in Raleigh, septic service in Clayton and septic pumping in Fuquay-Varina, across all of Wake County.
When to call us in Garner
Call on a weekday if you notice any of these. Sewage coming up inside the house is different: that is an emergency, and emergency septic service is available 24/7.
- Slow drains in more than one sink, tub or toilet
- Gurgling in the pipes after you flush
- A soft, wet patch in the yard that stays wet in dry weather
- A sewage smell near the tank or the drainfield
- No record of when the tank was last pumped
- A house sale coming up, and the buyer wants the septic checked
A pump-out comes first, because it lets us see inside the tank and tells us whether the trouble is the tank or something past it.
Septic repair in Garner, NC
With the tank empty, we can see its walls. We can also see the baffles, the filter and the outlet tee, and watch how water moves into the distribution box. Together these tell us whether the problem is in the tank, at the box, in the drainfield lines or in the pipes between them.
On Garner’s clay the drainfield is the part to watch. When the lines stop taking water, the ground over them stays wet. Roots from willows, sweetgums, maples and oaks near the lines can work into a joint in an older pipe, or into the box.
If your system has a pump and a control panel with an alarm, pump and control panel repair and replacement is work we take on.
Septic system installation in Garner, and the rest of our work
For septic system installation in Garner, we install new systems and replace tanks once the county has issued the permits. Here is everything else we do for Garner homes.
Not sure what you need? Call (919) 481-6929, or read about our residential septic service.
Garner septic permits: Wake County, and Johnston across the line
In Garner, septic permits come from Wake County Environmental Services, not the town. Pumping needs none. Repairing a drainfield or swapping in a replacement tank takes a county repair permit. A brand-new system starts with an improvement permit and a construction authorization, well before the first shovel goes in, and the county signs off with an operation permit once it has inspected the job. The state rules behind all of it are 15A NCAC 18E.
A lot on the Johnston side of the line goes through Johnston County Environmental Health instead. Give us the address and we will tell you which office applies. Buying or selling in Garner? A septic inspection is optional at sale in North Carolina, yet buyers and lenders often ask for one, and our septic inspection page has the details.
Ask about our discounts
* Only one discount at a time
Count the septic houses on your road. At five or more on the same pump-out trip, the neighborhood discount applies.
Questions Garner homeowners ask us
Short answers, from the people who do the work.
I need a new septic system in Garner. Where do I start?
Start with a call to us. We install new systems and replace tanks, and we tell you what the county requires, starting with Wake County Environmental Services. More on septic installations.
How much does a pump-out cost in Garner?
A routine residential pump-out in Garner is from $400. Tank size, access, how deep the lids are and how long since the last pump-out all move the price, and so does a second tank. Ask about discounts for seniors, veterans, neighbors and multi-tank jobs. Each job gets one.
My house is near the Johnston County line. Who permits a repair?
The county line decides. Wake County Environmental Services handles the Wake side, and Johnston County Environmental Health handles the Johnston side. In either county, drainfield repair and tank replacement start with a county repair permit, and we tell you what applies before we dig.
Does a garbage disposal change how often I pump?
Yes. A disposal sends more solids to the tank, so plan on the short end of the usual 3 to 5 years. A big household or a small tank does the same. We read the sludge level on every visit, which sets the next date from your tank and not from a guess.
Sewage is backing up at night. What do I do?
Stop using water: no flushing, no laundry. Call (919) 481-6929 at any hour: emergency service is available 24/7. Say what is backing up and where the tank is. Keep children and pets off wet ground in the yard.