Septic Inspections
A septic inspection for owners who want to know where the system stands. We measure sludge and scum, check the tank and the field, and send a written report with photos.
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A real estate septic inspection tells you what the system is really doing before the option period runs out. Bravo Septic runs these inspections for buyers, sellers and agents around Leander and Williamson County. We are licensed and insured, and the vacuum pump truck that empties the tank is our own.
The inspection is performed with the tank pumped, because a full tank hides the things that matter. We pull the county OSSF permit record, so you know what is actually permitted on the property. The written report is delivered within 24 hours of the site visit. If the house is not in a transaction, a routine septic inspection is the version to book.
Tell us what is going on with your system. We will call or text you back.
Book it on day one or two. The option period runs a set number of days from the contract's effective date. Inside that window the buyer can end the contract for any reason. Notice has to be given by 5 p.m. on the last day, so the clock is real.
Booking early buys you room. If the report turns up a problem, there are still days left to price the work and negotiate. County records can take a day or two to come back on their own. Call with the address and your option deadline, and we schedule the visit against that date.
The report is written for a deadline, with photos of what we found. We then go through the findings with the buyer, the seller or the agent. Agents get the same explanation the buyer gets, in plain terms.
We pump the tank as part of the inspection. A full tank hides cracks, a failed baffle and roots coming in at a joint. With the tank empty we can see the walls, the inlet and the outlet. The pump-out is the same septic tank pumping work we run every day, on our own truck.
While the tank is open we check the lids, the baffles and the inlet and outlet tees. Outside, we look over the drainfield surface for wet ground and odor. Systems with a pump tank get the pump, the float and the alarm checked. If nobody knows where the lids are, septic tank locating comes first.
Texas requires a permit to construct, install, alter or repair a septic system. So we pull the county OSSF permit record, then compare it with what is in the ground. In Williamson County that file sits with the county engineer's office. For lake lots near Lake Travis it is the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The Texas Real Estate Commission contract does not require a septic inspection. It leaves inspections to the buyer, inside the option period. A lender or the local permitting office can ask for more, so check early. Buyers and agents ask for one anyway, because the septic system is the part of the house nobody can see.
What Texas does require is the seller's disclosure notice. The form has a line for a septic system. It also asks the seller about known defects in the plumbing, sewers and septic. A seller who already has a report can answer those questions from the paperwork.
On an FHA loan, the appraiser has to look at the septic system and note visible signs of failure. Other loan programs set their own conditions, so ask your loan officer early. If the report turns up a problem, we can quote the septic repair work. Both sides then negotiate from a real number.
A quote before any work begins, across Williamson County, north Travis County and the north shore of Lake Travis.
(512) 887-4458From the first call to the lids going back on, here is how it goes.
Call or text (512) 887-4458, or send the quote form. Tell us roughly when the tank was last pumped if you know.
You get the appointment window by text. If anything changes on our end, you hear from us first.
If you know where your lids are, tell us when you book. If not, we start at the sewer cleanout and probe from there.
The tank comes out empty. While it is open we clean the effluent filter and look at the baffles, inlet and outlet.
You get photos, the tank's condition and a realistic date for the next pump-out. Lids are resealed and the site is left the way we found it.
Common questions about real estate inspections across Williamson County, north Travis County and the north shore of Lake Travis. If yours is not here, call and ask.
A septic inspection for owners who want to know where the system stands. We measure sludge and scum, check the tank and the field, and send a written report with photos.
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Septic repair across Williamson County and north Travis County, from baffles and tees to lids, filters, pumps and lines. We find the cause first, then quote the repair before any work begins.
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Bravo Septic finds septic tanks and lids when the owner has no idea where they are. We pull the county permit record, then probe out from the sewer cleanout.
Learn MoreYou get the number before we start, and the quoted price is what you pay for that scope. If something else turns up once the tank is open, you get a separate quote first.
Every compartment in the tank gets emptied. While it is open we clean the effluent filter and check the baffles, inlet and outlet.
You get photos of the inside of your tank and a plain rundown of its condition. We also give you a realistic date for the next pump-out.
Our own vacuum pump truck works about 30 miles around Leander. Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, Round Rock and the north shore of Lake Travis are all in range.
Tell us what the system is doing and when it was last pumped, and we will quote the job. You can also call or text (512) 887-4458.
Tell us what is going on with your system. We will call or text you back.
