Septic Services in Fortville, McCordsville & Hancock County
Six core services we run weekly across eastern Hancock County. Each one starts with a written estimate; nothing gets dug, pumped, or replaced before you've seen the price in writing.
Septic tank pumping
Septic tank pumping is the maintenance that keeps the rest of the system alive. We empty the tank fully — solids and liquids — inspect the baffles and walls while it's open, and dispose of waste at a licensed facility. Most Hancock County households fall in a three-to-five-year cadence, longer for two-person homes with no disposal, shorter for big families or older 1,000-gallon tanks. We arrive with a vacuum truck sized to the job, work clean, and stamp the lid with the date so the next interval is easy to estimate. See typical price ranges on our pricing page.
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Septic tank inspection
Septic tank inspections range from a twenty-minute baffle check to a full written report with photos. For routine maintenance, we open the lid, verify effluent levels, and confirm the baffles are intact. For real estate transactions, code compliance, or peace of mind, we pump the tank first, inspect interior walls and inlet and outlet baffles, run water from inside the house to confirm flow into the drain field, and walk the field for surface evidence. You get a written report with photos and recommendations — the kind lenders, title companies, and buyers' agents want to see.
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Septic system repair
Septic system repair covers everything between routine pumping and a full replacement. Cracked or settled risers, failed baffles, broken inlet pipes, sluggish pumps in lift stations, distribution box issues at the drain field — these are the workhorse jobs and most run between $300 and $1,500 depending on access and parts. We diagnose first, quote in writing before digging, and pull the right Hancock County permits when scope requires them. Older Fortville and McCordsville systems often have repairable issues that get misdiagnosed as needing full replacement; ask for a second look before you sign a $15,000 quote.
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Riser & lid replacement
Septic risers and lids fail more than people realize, especially on tanks installed before about 2000 when concrete risers were standard and tended to crack at the joints. A failed lid lets surface water into the tank — which shortcuts pumping intervals and stresses the drain field — and it's a child-and-pet safety problem in worse cases. We replace concrete with modern plastic risers and gasketed, lockable lids that sit flush with the lawn. Most riser-and-lid jobs take a half day, run between $300 and $800 installed, and don't require a county permit.
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Drain field assessment
Septic drain field problems are the expensive ones, and they're the ones to catch early. We assess the field by walking it for surface evidence, running flow tests from inside the house, checking the distribution box, and — when warranted — probing soil moisture at key spots over the laterals. Many "failing" fields are actually working fields with a clogged D-box or a back-pressure problem in the tank; those are fixable. Genuinely saturated or biomat-fouled fields are the rebuild conversation, and we say so plainly with a written estimate so you can compare quotes.
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Septic tank replacement
Septic tank replacement is the project nobody plans for. Tanks last thirty to forty years, but every year we pull out concrete tanks that have failed at the seams or steel tanks that have rusted through. Replacement is a permit job — we coordinate the Hancock County Septic Permit Application, the licensed soil scientist evaluation Indiana requires under 410 IAC 6-8.3, and the inspection sequence the Environmental Health Division runs. Most residential replacements run $5,000 to $10,000 depending on size, access, and whether the drain field needs work too. One written estimate, not three add-ons.
Call (317) 555-0142 for a free quote.