Buying a house with Septic tank and Well

decnug

Hi,
I've recently started house hunting and a few of the places I am interested in viewing have their own septic tanks and /or Well systems. I'm looking for any advice on the things I should look out for/questions to ask during the viewing. I know I would need to get experts to inspect things properly if I was interested in the properties but any info you could give me before I reached that stage would be great.
Thanks a million,
Dec

jjf1974

it might be no harm to take a sample of water from the kitchen sink and get it tested if there is a well .With a septic tank you should get advice on how the tank is working,If the tank is tested by the council and not up to standard it could be expensive to repair or replace.

ABajaninCork

I'm not sure, but don't you have to have the tank inspected and registered? I would check that.

The water sample idea is a very good one too. If any repairs need to be done, then I would get that written into the contract, thereby forcing the seller to make the repairs to a good standard, before you buy.

jjf1974

Sometimes in rural areas septictanks are outside the site boundries and are in a neigbours land.If this is the case you have to make sure you have a right of way to the tank.

decnug

Thanks for the replies