The total of $4,139 included the following: permitting fees, soil analysis engineer fees, Utility line locates, septic tank pump out & certification, disposal fees, mobilization, equipment, clerical, parts and labor for a whole new drainfield system, the installation of new faucet, parts & labor of repairing a leak at a washer box with new valves. When we originally were called out we responded to a call in regards to toilets flushing slow and leaking washer valves. We ran our sewer machine down the drain lines to relieve the blockage, we then lifted the septic tank lid to find it full, and found the drainfield to be the problem. The drainfield was not working properly and with that causing the tank to fill fast. We proposed to replace the drainfield and replace washer box valves. With approval from the customer we pumped and certified the tank to start the permitting process for a new drainfield, and replaced the washer valves. While permitting, soil analysis, clerical work, materials ordering, equipment check and preparing, (etc.) was being performed for drainfield to proceed. The customer called in to explain how she received a much lower price from a competitor. We explained the type of system we would be installing was different, and how there are many factors that go into pricing jobs, and pricing must cover all the fees, parts, overhead, insurance, licenses and so on. She accepted and proceeded to have us perform the work. We installed her drainfield, had inspection, backfilled, and collected remaining balance for job after all work was completed. The customer was satisfied upon completion and that is our goal, to make sure all of our customers are satisfied with our services. We look to be your plumber for a lifetime, not just for the day! A few days later the customer called us out for a leak under her kitchen sink and we found the faucet bad, we replaced this faucet (customer supplied). The toilets started to back up again and we responded to this call promptly. We ran the sewer machine down the drain line and cleared the line pulling back roots (at no charge). We performed further investigation as to why this could be happening again with having installed a new drainfield, and being that roots were pulled back with the sewer machine. We lifted the septic tank lid again and found no problem at the tank. We then dug up a section of the sewer line, running from house to tank and found at the 2 way cleanout there was a bad root intrusion. We also found there was a repair made once before by another plumbing company and we also found an improper fall to the tank. The other plumbing company made a repair and transitioned from cast iron, to PVC, to terracotta, and they used concrete make-shift fittings to hold pipe together (this can cause solids to get hung up in line). This fall in the drain line as well can cause the fluids to drain faster than the solids and then solids will stop in pipe and accumulate causing a blockage. The house was built in the 1960’s and the type of pipe used originally was cast iron pipe, this houses age and type of pipe can play many factors into reasons why blockages will continue to occur until a proper repair is made. With this root problem now cleared, from running our sewer machine down the line, there was proper flow restored to the flush of the toilets. This is a temporary fix, the roots will grow back and things will start to drain slow again. So our technician gave an estimate for repairing this problem, this repair was refused by customer. There was no way for us to know this problem on our first call. We checked the tank on the first call out and found the tank full and drainfield failed. We made these repairs as they were necessary. We did not know the roots were in the pipe without sending the snake down the line and it pulling roots back. At the time of the first service when the sewer machine was ran, no roots came back on the cable, instead it had pushed any blockage through into the tank. The sewer machine does not 100% pull back the cause of the blockage. When you run a sewer machine down the lines it breaks up the blockage, spinning and pushing. 9 times out of 10 the blockages get pushed through the drain line, some cases we are lucky to retrieve the cause of the blockage and then are able to let the customer know what not to flush or what has occurred. In this case the first trip out we did not retrieve any roots. Now as for the site plan requested, any drawings made by Prime Plumbing, Inc. for a drainfield are not official site plans. You had requested a site plan for future use in case you wanted to sell your house, the drawing we made is not to scale, and it’s not made by an architect, so it is not an official document that can be used for that purpose, our office called to explain this. We at this time would like to reiterate that with the age of your home, you will probably experience many more drain line and plumbing issues (with the pipes that were used back then to build homes), until all cast iron pipe is replaced with updated PVC. Please feel free to call us with any questions or concerns about all plumbing work you have had performed or need performed, we are always available to help, and strive to keep our customers happy. With many reviews from google, dex, yellowbook, and more, you can find online, anywhere, the great reputation we have with our customers.