Septic Pumping in Holly Springs
Is your Holly Springs house on a septic tank? If it is, a family crew from Durham, 30 years in the trucks, will pump it, and emergency service is available 24/7.
Celebrating 30 Years of Service; Est. 1996
Holly Springs septic pumping from a family business out of Durham
If you are choosing a septic company in Holly Springs, NC, you should know who is coming. We are a family business out of Durham. We started in 1996, and Bobby Davis Jr. brings half a century in the trade.
Our NC Level IV installer grade is certificate 3402, the highest the state issues, and our septic inspector certificate is 3402I. We are fully insured and licensed. Call (919) 481-6929 and tell us your address.
Where Holly Springs' septic homes are
Most of the newer subdivisions in Holly Springs are on town sewer. The septic homes are in the older neighborhoods, and out on county land toward New Hill, Harris Lake and the Apex and Fuquay-Varina sides.
On the western side the ground is Triassic clay and shale, and it drains slowly. After a wet winter a drainfield there can sit saturated, which is when slow drains and wet spots show up. Solids that a full tank lets through end up in that field, so a tank that is overdue makes slow ground worse.
We also pump next door: septic tank pumping in Apex, septic pumping in Cary and septic pumping in Fuquay-Varina, across Wake County.
Emergency septic service in Holly Springs
A backup in Holly Springs is a call for any hour. For emergency septic service, call any time: it is available 24/7. While you wait for us:
- Stop using water: no flushing, no showers, no laundry
- Keep children and pets off wet or soft ground in the yard
- Stay off a sunken lid, and do not open the tank
- If an alarm is sounding, silence it and write down which alarm and which light
- Note the time it started and every drain that is backing up
Most calls start with pumping the tank, which relieves the system and gives us a clear look inside. On the western side’s clay, a backup after a wet winter can mean a saturated field as well as a full tank, which is why we pump first and then look at the field. Then we tell you what we found and what comes next.
Septic inspection in Holly Springs, for buyers and sellers
A house in Holly Springs may be on town sewer or on septic, and a buyer should find out which before closing. If it is septic, ask for a septic inspection in Holly Springs. A septic inspection is not required at sale in North Carolina. Buyers, lenders and agents ask for one anyway, because the system is buried and costly to fix.
Our inspection starts with opening the tank. When it needs pumping we do that first, because an empty tank shows the walls, the baffles and the pipe openings. After that we check the rest of the system and write up what we found.
The county holds the permit and the as-built drawing for the system, and we get both, so you can see what was permitted next to what is actually buried in the yard. Agents and home inspectors are welcome to call with the address and the closing date.
New septic installation in Holly Springs, and the rest of our work
On the county land outside town sewer, a house needs a system of its own. We handle new septic installation in Holly Springs, along with everything else on this list.
- Septic tank pumping
- Emergency septic service, day or night
- Drainfield repair and replacement
- Distribution box repair and replacement
- Root blockage removal
- Pump and control panel repair and replacement
- New system installation and tank replacement
- Real estate septic inspections
- Risers, filter cleaning and outlet tees
Questions about which one applies? Call (919) 481-6929. Our residential septic service page lists every residential job.
Wake County permits for septic work in Holly Springs
The town does not issue septic permits. Wake County Environmental Services does. Before a drainfield is repaired or a tank is replaced, the county issues a repair permit. A new system needs two approvals before digging, an improvement permit and a construction authorization, and one after the work, the operation permit that follows the county’s inspection. A routine pump-out needs no permit at all.
The rules come from the state, 15A NCAC 18E, and the county has the final word on what a repair is. Call us before you dig anything, and we will tell you what your job needs.
Ask about our discounts
* One discount per job, not two
Holly Springs neighbors on septic can share a trip. Five or more houses pumped together qualify for the neighborhood discount.
Holly Springs septic FAQ
What people ask us before they book.
Most of Holly Springs has town sewer. How do I know if mine is on septic?
Check how you pay for sewer. If the town does not bill you for it and there is a lid in the yard, you have a tank. The older neighborhoods and the county land toward New Hill and Harris Lake are the likely ones. The county keeps the permit record for your address.
What does a pump-out cost in Holly Springs?
From $400 for a routine residential pump-out. After that, the price follows tank size, how much digging the lids need, any riser, and the time since the last pump-out. If you qualify for a senior, veteran, neighborhood or multi-tank discount, say so when you call.
Do you pump the tank during a septic inspection?
When it needs it, yes, because the walls, baffles and pipe openings can only be seen with the tank empty. If it was pumped recently, we look at the parts we can see and at the records.
How long can the tank go between pump-outs on clay?
Most households with a 1,000 gallon tank go 3 to 5 years between pump-outs. A garbage disposal, a big family or a small tank shortens that. Slow clay leaves the drainfield little room for error, so do not stretch it.
My pump alarm is sounding. What now?
The alarm means water is reaching the pump chamber faster than the pump can move it out. A dead pump, a tripped breaker or a float that has stuck can each cause that. Silence it, write down which alarm and which light came on, and call us. An alarm is on our emergency list, and pump and control panel repair and replacement is part of the work.