Has Your Property Changed Since the Septic System Was Installed?
Septic systems aren’t a one-size-fits-all process, so it’s important to make sure your system matches your property, especially if you’ve made any changes. Things like adding bedrooms or increasing occupancy will increase your septic load, which can run the risk of flooding if you don’t have a large enough tank.
It’s also important to schedule a septic inspection if you’re buying an older home in Tigard, or if you’re buying a property that’s had modifications but hasn’t updated the septic system to match.
Septic Services for Tigard Homes and Businesses
Explore our comprehensive selection of residential and commercial septic services in Tigard.
Septic pumping
From routine scheduled pumping to emergency waste removal, we offer professional septic pumping services in Tigard. We also offer septic pumping for boats and other non-residential spaces.
Septic inspections
Stay ahead of trouble with septic system inspections to catch potential issues before they become a problem.
Septic system locating
If there’s an old septic system somewhere on your property, our trained technicians can locate it and provide you with the proper documentation with our septic system locating services.
Septic tank repair
From cracked tanks to loose seals, our septic tank repair services keep your septic system running like new.
Drain field repair
If repeating clogs and foul odors keep troubling your system, our drain field repair services will get the problem fixed.
Septic installation
Whether you’re replacing an old tank or adding a new septic system to your home, our Tigard septic installation services have you covered.
Commercial septic services
Restaurants, office buildings, hospitality, and more — we offer commercial septic services for a wide variety of businesses in the Tigard Area.
Is Your Septic System Keeping Up With Your Property?
Life gets busy, and sometimes your septic system can’t always keep up. Keep an eye out for these common signs that you need to call for septic repair in Tigard:
- Soggy patches in your yard.
- Lush green grass over the septic system.
- Multiple slow drains in your home.
- Clogged or gurgling pipes.
- Foul odors around drains.
- Standing water.
- Sewage backups.
In most cases, these issues indicate that your septic tank is full and that it’s time to schedule septic pumping. However, if these are frequent problems, it may be time to replace an old septic tank or upgrade to a tank with larger capacity.
Tigard Septic Warning Signs
Watch for these common signs that your Tigard septic system may need pumping, inspection, or repair.
Multiple Slow Drains
When several drains begin slowing at the same time, the septic tank may be nearing capacity or wastewater may be having trouble moving through the system.
Septic inspection or pumping
Clogged or Gurgling Pipes
Recurring clogs or gurgling noises can indicate restricted wastewater flow caused by a full tank, pipe blockage, or another septic system problem.
Septic inspection or drain cleaning
Soggy Patches or Standing Water
Wet soil or standing water near the septic tank or drain field can indicate that wastewater is no longer dispersing properly underground.
Drain field and septic system inspection
Unusually Green Grass
Grass that becomes noticeably greener or grows faster above the drain field may be receiving excess moisture and nutrients from the septic system.
Drain field evaluation
Foul Odors Around Drains or the Yard
Persistent sewage odors can point to a full septic tank, drainage problem, damaged component, or wastewater surfacing near the system.
Septic system inspection
Sewage Backups
Sewage backing up into toilets, tubs, or drains is a serious warning sign that wastewater can no longer move through the septic system correctly.
Emergency septic service
Seeing one or more of these warning signs? Speedy Septic can inspect your Tigard septic system and determine the right solution.
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What Happens During a Septic System Evaluation?
When you book a septic system evaluation with Speedy Septic, we’ll start by talking to you about your septic system, including when it was installed and its maintenance history. Next, we’ll perform a visual inspection of your yard and septic area, checking for potential issues like soft and soggy patches. Then we’ll open up your tank to perform an internal inspection, checking waste levels and examining the system for cracks and the integrity of key parts like the baffles. Finally, we’ll perform a septic test to make sure everything is running smoothly through your system.
When Is a Septic Problem an Emergency in Tigard?
Any time a septic problem poses a safety risk to you or your home, it’s considered a septic emergency. The most urgent septic emergencies are sewage backups and standing water, as wastewater is a significant health and safety hazard. Other signs of an impending septic emergency include your septic alarm going off, as well as soggy patches in your yard in the area of the septic tank. All of these situations mean it’s time to call for emergency septic services in Tigard.
Why Tigard Property Owners Choose Speedy Septic
Serving Tigard and Nearby Communities
We deliver commercial and residential septic services in Tigard and the surrounding communities, including:
- Bonita
- Bradley Corner
- Bull Mountain
- Metzger
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Frequently asked questions
If your septic system keeps backing up even after it’s been pumped, it may be due to a mainline sewer clog or a failing drain field. Our septic technicians can assess the situation and pinpoint the cause of the issue.
Yes, our pros can locate an older septic system even if the tank and drain field locations are unknown. The process will go more quickly if you’re able to provide us with septic records, but even without those, we use specialized tools and our septic experience to locate your septic system.
Warning signs that your Tigard drain field may be failing include standing water, lush grass around the drain field, sewage odors, and multiple clogged drains in your home or business. Our pros evaluate your septic system to determine whether the issue is a full septic tank or a failing drain field.