09/01/2026
They added a room onto the house and never checked where the septic was.
No permit on file with the county. Nobody on site knew where the tank or the lines were. Dry weather told the story: stripes in the grass about 8 to 10 feet apart, a rectangular dead patch over the tank and D-box, and two laterals running right under that addition.
You can even go back through drought years on Google Earth and see it.
If you’re buying a house or adding on, find the septic first. Some of us old-timers can still do it without the fancy gear.
Jon Jouvenaux of BBB Septic and Portable Toilets is on a home inspe...