A septic system is the most expensive invisible component of a rural or exurban home — and the one most likely to surprise a buyer. In the Schertz corridor, a huge share of home sales involve properties on septic, many of them with systems installed decades ago in soils that were never ideal. A standard home inspection barely touches the septic; it takes a dedicated septic inspection to know what you're actually buying.
Our inspections cover the whole system: tank condition and sludge levels, baffle and tee integrity, distribution box function, drain field absorption (we load-test it), and — for aerobic units — the mechanical components, alarms, and spray heads. You get a written report with photos, a plain-English condition assessment, and a realistic view of upcoming maintenance or repairs.
If you're buying, selling, or just haven't had eyes on your system in years, an inspection is the highest-value hour you can spend on it. Call and we'll put the system on the schedule.
When to get a septic inspection
- You're buying a home with a septic system (do it before closing)
- You're selling and want the system documented as sound
- The system is 15+ years old and hasn't been inspected in years
- You're planning a home addition or pool that affects the drain field
- Drainage is sluggish and you don't know the system's condition
How we inspect your septic system
1 Tank inspection
We open the tank and check sludge and scum levels, baffle and tee condition, tank walls for cracks or deterioration, and the lid and riser. The tank tells the story of how the system has been maintained.
2 Flow and component test
We run water through the system and watch how it moves — checking the distribution box for level flow, listening for aerobic unit components, and verifying alarms and spray heads on AEUs.
3 Drain field assessment
We load-test the drain field to see how it absorbs under real flow, and we check the field area for surfacing, ponding, odors, and the lush-grass patterns that signal trouble. In Schertz's shallow soils, the field is where marginal systems show their weakness.
4 Written report with photos
You get a full report: condition of each component, photos of what we found, remaining-life assessment, and recommended maintenance or repairs prioritized by urgency. No jargon, no scare tactics.
Why inspections matter in Schertz's market
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City corridor is a septic-heavy homebuying market: subdivisions built ahead of annexation, acreage homes on 1+ acre lots, and older properties where the system predates current Guadalupe County standards. Buyers routinely inherit systems installed in shallow caliche with minimal soil depth — systems that worked fine for a small family but are marginal for a larger household. An inspection before closing turns that unknown into a negotiating point or a walk-away reason, either of which is better than a $15,000 drain field replacement in your first year. We inspect Schertz systems daily and know exactly what aging looks like in this ground.
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