New Septic System Installation

New Septic System Installation in Bangor

A new onsite wastewater system is more than a tank in the ground. Bookjs designs and installs the full system, the tank, the distribution box, and the drainfield, sized from your bedroom count and your soil. A typical three bedroom home in the Bangor area calls for a 1,000 to 1,250 gallon tank, while a four bedroom home moves up to 1,500 gallons. We match the tank material, concrete, polyethylene, or fiberglass, to your access and water table.

Why Sizing and Soil Come First

Skipping the soil work is the fastest way to a failed system. A perc test measures how fast your ground drains and confirms the seasonal high water table, and that number sets the drainfield size the Penobscot County health office will permit. On wet lots or shallow bedrock, we design an aerobic unit or an engineered mound so the required four foot separation to groundwater is met.

Our Process

We run the soil percolation test, pull the county permit, set the tank and distribution box, build the drainfield trenches or chambers to the perc rate, and backfill to grade with riser lids left near the surface for easy future pumping. You get a written estimate before we dig and an as built record when we finish.

Call (207) 556-6455 for a free site evaluation on a new septic system in Bangor.