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25+ Years Experience
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Homeowner — Danbury, CT
Every new septic installation requires excavation. Major repairs – replacing a distribution box, accessing a failed section of field, repositioning a tank – require it too.
RPM Septic handles both the excavation and the septic work as a single project. You are not coordinating between two contractors or waiting on one company to finish before the other can start.
Ralph Merlo has been doing this work in Fairfield County since 1999. He is on every job, and he approaches excavation on residential properties with the same care he brings to the septic work itself: get in, do the job right, and restore the site before you leave.
Deep-trench excavation and gravel-bed preparation for long term hydraulic stability.
Full excavation for new system installation: tank pit, distribution box location, drain field trench work, and pipe runs. Excavation is completed to the dimensions and depths required by the approved permit. We handle backfill and site restoration as part of the installation project.
Wet Basements • Soggy Yards
Accessing components for repair - distribution boxes, outlet structures, failed field sections, damaged pipes between the house and tank. On residential properties, we work carefully around existing landscaping, structures, and the portions of the system that are functioning. Site restoration is included.
Driveway Pooling • Gutter Runoff
For tanks where the access cover is buried at depth, we excavate to expose it. This is sometimes required to complete a proper pump-out, inspection, or repair. If the tank location is unknown, we locate it before excavating.
Septic Protection • Yard Saturation
Excavation for a septic project is not just digging a hole. The depth, angle, and condition of the excavated area directly affects how the system is installed and how it performs over time.
For a new system, the excavation needs to account for the approved system design – tank placement, distribution box location, field layout, and the setback distances required by Connecticut health department permits. An excavation that is off in any of these dimensions means the installation does not match the permitted design.
For repairs, working on an existing residential property requires care. There are utility lines, landscaping, structures, and in many cases, the rest of a functioning septic system immediately adjacent to where you are working. Experience on residential lots matters.
Because RPM handles both the excavation and the septic work, there is no gap between what the excavator prepared and what the installer needed. The same person who designs the project digs it and builds it.
New septic system installation on a residential or commercial lot
Full system replacement after failure
Distribution box replacement or repair
Major drain field work or remediation
Excavation is part of it. Call us at (203) 942-2100 to discuss the scope.
Our reputation is built on honest work, reliability and long-term customer relationships in Danbury and the surrounding areas.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Sub-surface water management for residential perimeter.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance, installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
Find answers to common questions about septic maintenance,
installation, and repair services in Connecticut.
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