I need to explain something most septic companies will not: there are two categories of people in this world. Those who think septic systems are merely "underground boxes for waste," and those who've had raw sewage gurgling into their property at the dead of night. I understood this reality the tough way in 2005—waist-deep in sludge, freezing in a Washington downpour, as my family and I aided a veteran installer repair our family's broken system. I was 14. My hands ached. My jeans were ruined. But that night, something changed: This ain't just dirt work. It's people's lives we're preserving. Here's the ugly truth: most septic companies just pump tanks. They are like temporary salesmen at a chainsaw convention. But Septic Solutions? They're unique. It all started back in the beginning of the 2000s when Art and his siblings—just kids hardly tall enough to lift a shovel—assisted install their family's septic system alongside a experienced pro. Imagine this: three kids knee-deep in Pennsylvania clay, learning how soil porosity affects drainage while their friends played Xbox. "We did not just dig trenches," Art told me last winter, hot coffee cup in hand. "We learned how ground whispers secrets. A patch of marsh plants here? That's Mother Nature yelling 'high water table.'" https://stackoverflow.com/users/32117919/septic-solutions-llc?tab=profile