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septic tank

  • 10-03-2015 9:08pm
    #1
    colt123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    hi iam buying an old cottage and want to make it liveable for bout a year before I build on!
    it is a two bed at the min will be making into a 3 bed eventually, it has a septic tank at the min(I don't now if registered as couple who used to own it passed a few years back and people who own it now live in England) am I able to use the tank that is in it for a year or is there a test or anything I need done before moving in? how do you now if a septic tank is good enough or that you need a treatment system? who and how much does it cost for a test to be done?


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  • #2
    chippyliam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭chippyliam


    Just use the bathroom as normal you will soon know if you have problems if you don't notice anything then your fine


  • #3
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,321 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    Did you get an engineer to check all these things out? If /when the Co. Council check these old systems, you could be required to upgrade your septic tank. This could run to €1000s. This should be factored into the cost of the cottage.


  • #4
    colt123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭colt123


    alan partridge aha wrote: »
    Did you get an engineer to check all these things out? If /when the Co. Council check these old systems, you could be required to upgrade your septic tank. This could run to €1000s. This should be factored into the cost of the cottage.

    had surveyor out today I wasn't talking to him but he was talking to herself and mention septic tank been too close to house and it will need to be moved to extend


  • #5
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,321 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    colt123 wrote: »
    had surveyor out today I wasn't talking to him but he was talking to herself and mention septic tank been too close to house and it will need to be moved to extend

    Excellent you are been pro active, I'm speaking from experience with my wife's house. The whole system was wrong and if we ever wanted to sell we had to rectify the mistakes. This is now done and it cost us many €1000s.


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