A rural home, without access to a municipal sewage system, needs to have its own septic system. A requirement of having a septic system, is that the land passes what is known as “perc testing.” A failed perc test means that no house can be built. Therefore, before you make an offer to buy a rural home — or homesite to build a new house on — get perc testing done in Lovettsville.
The type of soil you have greatly influences the outcome of perc testing in Lovesttsville. For instance:
- Soils with high sand and gravel content usually drain the best
- Soils with a high clay content or solid rock are the worst for draining
- Most soils fall somewhere in the middle with a mix of course sand and gravel particles, small silt particles, and miniscule clay particles – the smallest.
Perc testing requirements in Lovettsville may vary from other areas in the country, so make sure that you contact a licensed perc testing company, such as SES. Serving customers throughout Northern Virginia since 1987, SES specializes in residential and commercial septic system testing, design, installation and maintenance.