Septic System Installation in Brant County

The details

If your home is not on town sewer, the septic system works quietly in the backyard until the day it stops. We install new systems and repair old ones for rural homes and farms in Brant County.

What we install

A septic system has a few parts. The tank holds the solids and lets liquid flow out. The leaching bed spreads that liquid through stone and soil, which clean it. When the bed has to sit higher than the house, a pump chamber pushes the liquid up to it. We also install cisterns for homes that store their water. We dig, set the tanks, build the bed to the design and cover it once the inspector has signed off.

Permits come first

Septic work is covered by Part 8 of the Ontario Building Code. Before we dig, you need a sewage system permit from the County of Brant, or from the City of Brantford if the property is inside city limits. The permit needs a design based on a soil test and the size of your house. We walk the property with you, help get the design started and plan where the bed goes around your well, driveway and trees.

Repairs and replacements

Not every problem means a new system. A crushed pipe, a broken baffle or a blocked line can be fixed for much less than a new bed. We dig down, find the cause and show you what we found. If the bed itself is worn out, we talk through replacing it and whether the old tank can stay.

Soil decides a lot

Clay takes water slowly, so beds on clay are usually bigger or raised. Sand and gravel drain quickly, which can mean a smaller bed. The soil test tells us which one you have, and that is a big part of the price.

Building new?

On a new rural home the septic, the water line and the house can all be dug by one crew. Our foundation excavation page covers the house dig, and we schedule the septic so it fits around the build instead of holding it up.