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Septic System Illustrations, Sketches, Design Layout Drawings & Examples

These questions and answers about finding or making drawings, plans or sketches for septic system designs and installation were posted originally

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More technical depth about septic tank and drainfield design and options is at SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN BASICS.

How do I check for damaged sewer piping due to construction

We are having a strange problem. We live in FL. We have lived in our house for 15 years. We had our septic take emptied a little over a year ago. In May we had a problem with one of our toilets, the toilet was stopped up in the weirdest toilet plugged.

We just couldn’t get it unstopped, We have a 3 bathroom house. Finally got it unstopped, looking back I have wondered if I broke the darn thing. So a few months later we were having problems toilet not flushing and gurgling noises when someone was in the shower.

Bathroom number two had water on the floor by toilet. I thought we had a clog in drain or main vent obstruction.

We had two plumbers come out and they said it was our Septic tank, outside house ground was soggy. They said our septic tank is in good shape but we need a new drain field, it will cost around 10 K, we are trying to get a price to go on city sewer.

What I am wondering could the problem be in April May I built a treee house for our girls and I’m wondering if it the weight could have broken something over the leach field?

The only problem we are having is with toilet number 1 which is close to the main drain going out to septic tank, other toilets work fine. We do still have gurgling in toilets when showering. Any ideas? On 2018-12-19 by Addy Nick

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Nick it makes sense to check first for a broken septic line that could have occurred if you sank a post during construction or if you drove heavy equipment over the drainfield.

I want to build my container house atop the septic tank

i want to build a septic tank for my container house on top of the septic tank - what is needed before pouring the house floor slab? On 2018-11-14 by edwin

by (mod) - Plans to build a house on top of the septic tank are a serious mistake

Edwin

Watch out: What you propose sounds to me like a bad idea as well as one that violates building and sanitary codes in most jurisdictions.

Just consider the hazard of methane gas explosions blowing up the house, and the sanitary hazards of trying to pump a septic tank through a house floor, and the risk of fatality if a home-made septic tank collapses and someone falls in.

How far from the septic tank is the septic leach field?

I have a conventional septic system that is 75' x 40'. How far apart is the perforated pipe on the field line is?

I want to build a 2 bed room 2 bath house on my property on Lake Sam Raymond and I will be the only one living there except for occasional visits with friends and family. On 2018-05-03 by Willis

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Willis

At SEPTIC DRAINFIELD SIZE

you will find typical drain field layout, trench specifications and distances.

But for an existing system built by an unknown installer to unknown specs, I cannot say where your trenches are located, nor do I think the answer would address your concern of building a home on the property except that your site plan has to show that there is adequate space to fit the type of septic system being installed.

In general, you need to keep the home entirely off of the drainfield AND you need to keep the contractor from driving equipment over the drainfield as otherwise it's likely to be damaged or destroyed. The same advice applies to the septic tank and existing sewer piping.

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