Serving Campbell River and north Vancouver Island
Septic Repairs and Inspections in Campbellton
Campbell River Septic repairs and inspects septic systems in Campbellton, a neighbourhood in the north end of the City of Campbell River. We write both kinds of report Island Health recognizes, and a pre-purchase inspection runs $400 to $800.
A Campbellton inspection runs $400 to $800. A pump, float or alarm replacement runs $600 to $1,800.
Buying or selling a Campbellton house?
A performance inspection report is the one typically used during a property sale.
There are two kinds of septic inspection report. A performance inspection report is the one used during a sale. A compliance inspection report is the one usually used to support a building permit application. Tell us which one the deal needs and we will write that one.
What if there is no record of the system?
Island Health should hold records for all systems from 2005 onward and most from 1990 to 2005.
Older Campbellton systems often have no file. You can request what Island Health does hold using its Request for Release of Information form, which Island Health charges $50.00 per property for. That is Island Health's fee, not ours. Where nothing turns up, we locate and uncover the tank and inspect what is actually in the ground.
What a buyer should do with the report
Adding bedrooms raises your daily design flow, and the system has to be sized for it.
Read past the summary line. The report tells you what type the system is and what condition it is in, and both of those matter more than a pass or a fail.
If you are planning to add bedrooms, tell us before we write it. More bedrooms means more daily sewage flow, and a change of use that increases flow likely means the system has to be updated. Better you know that during the deal than after it.
Nearby service areas
Quadra Island is a ferry ride from downtown Campbell River.
We also cover the city to the south, and Quadra Island across the passage.
Septic work in Campbellton, in practice
An empty Island Health file does not stop an inspection. We open the tank instead.
What does a job like this look like?
The situation
A sale is under way on a house whose system went in before anybody was keeping records, and the buyer's lawyer wants a report.
What makes it harder
Island Health holds nothing on the property, because the file only reliably goes back to 1990 and this one predates it.
What we do
We locate and uncover the tank ourselves and write the report from what is actually in the ground. The buyer gets a document describing a real system rather than an empty file.
Questions from buyers and sellers
Which report does my realtor mean?
Almost always the performance inspection report, which is the one typically used during a property sale. The other kind, a compliance inspection report, is typically used to support a building permit application.
Can I order the Island Health file myself?
Yes. You use Island Health's Request for Release of Information form, and Island Health charges $50.00 per property for it. That is its fee and it does not come to us.
The file came back empty. Is that a red flag?
Not by itself. The older the system, the less likely a record exists, and an empty file tells you about the paperwork rather than about the ground. That is what the inspection is for.
How long is the report good for?
It describes the system on the day we looked at it. If the deal drags on or the house sits empty for a season, tell us and we will say whether it is worth another look.
Tell us what your Campbellton sale needs and we'll get you a free inspection quote.
Septic services here
- Septic RepairsDrain fields, distribution boxes, pumps, floats and alarms, repaired by an Authorized Person.
- Septic Tank Pump-Outs and MaintenanceScheduled pump-outs, effluent filter service and a maintenance plan written by an Authorized Person.
- Septic InspectionsPerformance reports for a sale and compliance reports for a building permit application.
Nearby service areas
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