Do you know the details of your Lake Lanier home's septic system? Have you had your septic system inspected, pumped and serviced recently? Do you live in your Lake Lanier home full time? How many occupants are typically in your home?
Check out this brief slideshare presentation below. It does an excellent job of outlining the important details regarding septic systems in Georgia. Much of what is shown here can apply directly to homes and real estate on Lake Lanier. If you are shopping for a Lake Lanier home, you should certainly consider visiting your local environmental health department in order to check out the files on the home that you are interested in purchasing. Depending on the age of the home, the environmental health department may or may not have the records. Many times, the records on older homes are simply not available. However, if the records are available, knowing the history of a particular home that you are interested in can often help you in determining the condition and status of the septic system. We have run into many situations where basements were finished on homes, and where additional bedrooms were added to the original structure and the septic system for the home was never upgraded. Many times, septic systems are never serviced or inspected. For these reasons and potential solutions to these types of problems, it is important to understand the general workings of septic systems. This brief presentation will give you an overview and hopefully keep you from making a mistake when purchasing your home that is serviced by a private on-site sewage management system.
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