Custom Home Building- What You Don't Know About Septic Systems That Will Hurt You
You are out looking for a building lot and find the perfect one in an existing community. Your Realtor tells you the lot requires a septic tank and drain-field instead of a sewer connection. That’s not a problem as you've had a home in the past with a septic system and it was no issue at all. In fact, it saved you money over the monthly cost of County sewer and water fees.
Driving through the community you notice some homes have “berms” or raised mounds in front of the homes and others do not. Your Realtor smartly advises the raised mounds are related to the septic drain-field but proper landscaping will mitigate any unsightly impact on the overall look of your home.There are a few empty lots in the community but you are interested in the one on the lake with the fabulous view.
Your Realtor takes you to another community and shows you a lot with an old home already on it. Not to worry, the house is a “tear down” and can be removed inexpensively. In fact, the cost of the property is priced so attractively that even with the cost of removing the old house the building lot is still a deal! As you continue driving through the community you notice many older homes but few new ones. All of these homes are on septic systems so no problem.
Continuing your search for a building lot, you look at other communities on your own and some with your Realtor too. You find another beautiful community with a fabulous lake and it even has some canals that homeowners can use that connect their property to that gorgeous lake. Wow, this is great! We’ve come up with three very attractive building lots. All of them are on septic systems and since homes were built on those lots there shouldn't be any issue with installing a septic system on one we select.
Well, that’s not entirely true. The one overlooked factor in each of these instances is “changes in the County requirements for septic systems”. The truth is, every few years the requirements for designing and installing a septic tank and drain-field becomes more stringent. What was once acceptable may no long pass the County Code requirements. Just because neighboring homes have a septic system that functions without any homeowner noticeable issues does not mean you can build a home on the lot next door without any problems.
In fact, based upon the size an design of your new Custom Home you may not be able to build on any of the building lots your Realtor presented or the increased cost of installing an on site sewer plant may be cost prohibitive.
The missing ingredient in your building lot analysis is a Custom Home Builder. The right Builder will help guide you and your Realtor around the potential mine fields.
Have an awesome day!
Mike
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