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Gravity Septic Design In Silverdale

Gravity drainfield with serial distribution

Another gravity septic design? You betcha! This gravity septic design in Silverdale is another example of our goal at Apex – to get you the least expensive septic system that is allowed by code. We often hear from our customers that they think that gravity septic systems aren’t allowed anymore; well that’s just not true. If the soil is deep enough for a gravity system, then that’s just what we want to design for you!

Old Poured-in-Place Septic Tank

Poured-in-place septic tank

We don’t often run across an old poured-in-place septic tank like this. This tank was made in the late 1940s by building concrete forms in the ground and pouring the concrete right in place. The lid is sections of concrete slab butted together. Opening these types of tanks is always a little dicey, since it’s easy to drop a lid section into the tank. That’s always the start of a bad day! This tank was pumped and decommissioned as part of a repair septic design in University Place.

Septic Tank Installation

Apex septic tank installation

The boys at A-Bell Excavating are hard at work installing a septic tank and pump tank for a repair septic system in University Place. As we have mentioned before, details are important, and A-Bell pays attention to the details. Just because it gets buried, doesn’t mean that the work should be sloppy. We will always recommend top-shelf installers like A-Bell to install the systems we design. They stand behind their work, and so do we.

Perk Test

Your septic designer hard at work

Performing a perk test (these days it’s known as a preliminary soil analysis) means getting down into the soil to see what’s going on. Since we don’t actually pour water in the holes and watch the perk rate anymore, getting down in the holes and inspecting the soil strata is necessary to see the soil looks like. Soil color is a big indicator of water levels, and we’re always trying to stay above the winter water table level.

Clean septic system installation work

Header Manifold

Clean septic system installation work. This photo of a pressure distribution septic system’s header manifold is a great example of what clean, professional installation work looks like. This was installed by the guys over at Kat Trax, and we really like their work. Just because it gets buried, doesn’t mean that the work should be sloppy. Attention to detail matters, and we always recommend installers that pay attention to the little details as well as the big ones.