Excavation
Excavation for foundations, additions, utility trenches and pads across Rhode Island. The Dig Safe notice goes in first, and the hole is dug to the plan.
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Drain cleaning from South County Septic and Excavation Services clears clogs in sinks, toilets, showers and floor drains. It also covers the main line, the pipe from the house to the septic tank or the town sewer. We work at homes and commercial properties across Rhode Island. North Kingstown sits at the center of our service area.
A main line clog backs up more than one drain at once. We clear it with hydro jetting, then run a camera through it to see why it clogged. When the camera finds a broken or sagging pipe, the next step is sewer line repair.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, drainage or excavation job and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Across South County, many homes drain to a septic tank. Charlestown's wastewater program says every household and business in town relies on a septic system. Homes on a town sewer drain through a sewer lateral to the street instead. Either way, a clog in the main line can stop every drain in the house.
When the main line clogs, the lowest drains back up first, often a basement floor drain or a first-floor shower. Grease and wipes cause many of these clogs. Grease cools and sticks to the pipe wall, and wipes catch on it. The EPA's septic guidance says never to pour cooking oil or grease down the drain.
Tree roots are another common cause. They push in at the joints of older pipe and grow inside it. The mat of roots then catches everything that comes down the line.
Hydro jetting sends water at high pressure through a hose and a nozzle. Jets on the back of the nozzle pull the hose down the line as the water scours the pipe wall. It clears grease and sludge from the whole wall, where a drain snake opens only a hole through the clog.
Once the line runs clear, we push a camera through it. The screen shows roots, cracks, sags and offset joints, along with how far down the line each one sits. That tells you whether the line needs regular cleanings or a repair.
Pipe locating finds a line that is buried out of sight. A signal goes down the line, often from a transmitter in the camera head. A receiver above ground picks it up, and we mark the route and the depth. The dig for a repair then starts in the right spot.
Drain cleaning clears what is inside the pipe. When the camera shows a cracked or collapsed section, the pipe itself needs work. A sag that holds water will keep catching waste, and so will an offset joint. That is a sewer line repair, and we dig up the bad section and replace it.
On a septic system, the trouble can sit past the main line. A full septic tank or a failing leach field can back water into the house even after a drain cleaning. The EPA says household tanks are typically pumped every three to five years.
A leach field that has stopped taking water is a job for septic system repair. When the system is past repair, the answer is septic system replacement, and the state reviews the new design first.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around North Kingstown across all of Rhode Island.
(401) 474-8926From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (401) 474-8926 and tell us the town and the job. Photos of the problem or the lot help.
We come out to see the site and how a machine gets in. On a problem call, we look for the cause first.
The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out. A septic design goes to the state for approval before the install.
After a Dig Safe (811) call, the utilities mark their buried lines before any machine digs. Then we do the work the quote describes.
Where we dug, we backfill and grade, and we tell you what we did. A new septic system goes into use once the state issues its Certificate of Conformance.
Common questions about drain cleaning around North Kingstown and the rest of Rhode Island. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Excavation for foundations, additions, utility trenches and pads across Rhode Island. The Dig Safe notice goes in first, and the hole is dug to the plan.
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We take a raw lot to a cleared, graded site that is ready to build on. Land clearing, grading, erosion control and gravel access roads are all part of the work.
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We build French drains, curtain drains, footing drains and dry wells for wet yards and basements across Rhode Island. Every job starts with where the water will go.
Learn MoreWe install conventional septic systems and advanced treatment systems, such as nitrogen-reducing units. The soil and the state's rules decide which one fits the lot.
We take on small residential repairs and large commercial site work. On new construction, we work closely with the builder and the engineer.
We look at the job before we price anything. Then the quote comes to you in writing, and the work starts once you say yes.
Real reviews of our septic and excavation work, 8 reviews on Google.
South County Septic did an excellent job replacing our old septic system and leach-field. Michael surveyed the property, designed a new system, installed and worked with the RI DEM with no issues. I highly recommend this business.
Michael was great! Picked up right away and was able to come within the hour to evaluate. Immediately got into motion additional resources we might need to come that day and solved the problem. Very informative and great to work with. Highly recommend.
Was referred out to Michael after an emergency waterline break that flooded our basement. He was there every step of the way and answered all the questions we had. Michael let us know what was happening during the process and could not have been happier with the outcome. Great price and great customer service! Highly recommend if anyone is in need of their services
Tell us what the job is and which town the property is in. Call or text (401) 474-8926 or use the form, and photos by text help.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, drainage or excavation job and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.