BOB'S PUMPING SVC

Description of Work: Determine cause for backed up sewage in shower and bathtub.

Description of Work: Septic pumping & cleaning. Excellent care of surrounding areas which was a very tight fit for doing their job.

Description of Work: We moved into out home in 2007 and were advised by the previous owners that the septic tank had been pumped in 2005. Assuming a five-year pumping frequency was appropriaqte, I contacted Bob's Pumping Service after a Google-search. He came the very next day to locate the tank and priovide an estimate. The pumping itself was just over $500. He said it might cost an additional $150-200 to locate the tank and open it up. We agreed to a service date the following week. Bob's was prompt in arriving and his two trucks were incredibly clean and his two helpers were appropriately dressed and well-mannered. It took longer to locate the tank than anticipated because it didn't appear that it had ever been opened since the house was built in 1997. When he finally located it - by inserting a camera cable into a clean-out, snaking to the the tank, and then locating his camera with a sensor of some sort - he discovered that large rocks had been included with the fill material when it was buried. The compacting had forced the rocks into the tank cover casuing it to crack. The cover was at a depth of nearly two feet. He suggested replacing the cover and adding a "manhole" to bring the access cover to within a couple of inches of the surface. He also suggested extending a smaller access clean-out to surface level. The cost of these two repairs was estimated to be a little over $200. It took all of the first afternoon to locate the tank and pump it out. They returned the following day to install the access pipes and new covers. Total tab at the end was $950. No surprises (except that the previous owners had apparently never had the tank pumped). These guys were the best. Highly recommend them.