Allow me to share with you something nearly all septic companies won't: there are two kinds of people in this world. Those who think septic systems are simply "underground boxes for waste," and those who have had raw sewage gurgling into their backyard at the dead of night. I understood this distinction the tough way in 2005—waist-deep in muck, shivering in a Washington downpour, as my brothers and I helped a weathered installer restore our family's collapsed system. I was a teenager. My hands blistered. My pants were ruined. But that night, something clicked: This is not just manual labor. It's folks' lives we are safeguarding.
Let me share the harsh truth: nearly all septic companies just pump tanks. They're like band-aid salesmen at a demolition convention. But Septic Solutions? They're unique. It all started back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his brothers—just kids barely tall enough to shoulder a shovel—assisted install their family's septic system a