Septic Installation
New septic systems for new builds and replacement tanks when an old one gives out. We dig with our own equipment, set the precast concrete tank, plumb it, and tie it into the drain field.
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Pleasant View sits in the Highland Rim country west of Nashville, where the ground holds water. Much of the silt loam soil here sits over a fragipan, a dense layer about two feet down. Water moves through that layer very slowly. After a wet winter the yard over a drain field goes soft and wet spots come up.
We are Wiley Rooter and Septic Pros, based in Greenbrier, in Robertson County, a short drive east of Pleasant View. We install and repair septic systems here, pump tanks, rebuild drain fields, and clear clogged drains and sewer lines. Our crew does its own excavation, so the digging and the plumbing come from the same outfit. Call or text (629) 285-6381 for a free estimate.
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Pleasant View is the largest city in Cheatham County, and it grew into that. The census counted 2,934 people in 2000 and 4,807 in 2020. Most of that came as subdivisions off Highway 49 and the interstate. Names like Legacy Fields, Highland Reserves, Park View Estates and Harris Farms are part of that growth.
Census housing figures show close to half the homes in town were built between 1990 and 2009. Those tanks and drain fields are roughly 15 to 35 years old now. That is the stretch where lids crack, baffles rot out, effluent pumps quit, and fields start to slow down. Older places along the county roads can be running on systems much older than that.
Water in town comes from Pleasant View Utility District, and East Montgomery Utility District serves part of the area. Sewer is a separate matter. A home can be on a district water line and still run on a tank and field in the yard. Postal records count more than 3,000 residential addresses in the 37146 ZIP, nearly all single family homes.
The soils on this side of Nashville are silt loams over limestone. USDA descriptions of Highland Rim soils like Dickson and Sango put a fragipan 18 to 36 inches down. Above that layer water moves at a normal rate. In the fragipan itself it moves slow to very slow.
That is the whole problem with drain fields here. A trench has to spread water into soil that will take it. When the layer under the trench will not take water, the field stays wet and the water comes up instead. Wet winters make it worse, and a field that looked fine in August starts smelling in February.
Rock is the other limit. This part of the Highland Rim is karst country, with sinkholes and caves cut into Mississippian limestone. Shallow rock means shallow trenches, so a field has to run longer and wider to move the same water. It also means the soil work comes before the design.
Septic permits in Tennessee do not come from city hall. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Resources, handles subsurface sewage disposal permits. A construction permit covers a new system and it also covers repair of a failed one. The state keeps public lists of approved soil consultants and licensed installers and pumpers.
A new septic system on a Pleasant View lot starts with the soil. Once the soil work and the permit are in hand, we set a precast concrete tank with a boom truck. Then we plumb the inlet and outlet, set risers and lids to grade, and tie the tank into the field. The system gets inspected before we backfill.
Buying or selling out here usually brings up a septic inspection. We locate the tank, open the lids, check levels and baffles, and test the pump and alarm. Then we look over the field for wet ground and odor. You get a report you can hand to a lender or a buyer.
Highway 49 meets I-24 at Exit 24 in Pleasant View. On a septic home a slow drain is not always a line problem. A tank that is full backs water up into the house the same way a clog does. We check the tank first, then the line.
Drain cleaning here is cable machines and professional drain cleaning equipment on toilets, tubs, kitchen lines and main lines. Roots are the common cause on older lots with big shade trees. Grease and wipes are the other two. A line that clogs every few months usually has a break or roots in it.
Sewer line work runs from the house out to the tank or the city main. Broken clay, cast iron and bellied pipe all show the same way, with backups that keep coming back. When a line crosses a road, our crew saws the asphalt, sets the pipe and patches the road. We run the excavation ourselves, so the trench and the backfill are our work too.
Communities and areas we serve around Pleasant View: Pleasant View Village, Olde Towne District, Park View Estates, Highland Reserves, Legacy Fields, West Ridge, Harris Farms, Pleasant View Downs, The Enclave at Pleasant View, Morgan Place, Maple Hills, Sandy Springs.
Pleasant View ZIP codes served: 37146.
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(629) 285-6381 New septic systems for new builds and replacement tanks when an old one gives out. We dig with our own equipment, set the precast concrete tank, plumb it, and tie it into the drain field.
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We repair what fails on an existing septic system: pumps, floats, alarms, baffles, lids and broken lines. Our crew finds the failed part first, then fixes it and puts the ground back.
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We repair and replace drain fields that have stopped taking water. Gravel and fabric trenches, dug and set by our own crew.
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We inspect septic systems for home buyers, sellers and owners due for a checkup. You get a written report on the tank, the pump and the drain field.
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We pump and clean septic tanks around Greenbrier and the north side of the Nashville area. While the lid is off, we check the tank and tell you what we see.
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We clear clogged drains, toilets, tubs, kitchen lines and main lines with cable machines sized to the pipe. On septic homes we can tell you whether the clog is in the line or the tank is full.
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We repair and replace sewer lines between the house and the septic tank or the city main. When the line has to cross a road, our crew saws the asphalt and patches it back.
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We run a camera through your sewer or drain line and watch the video as it goes. That shows the break, the roots, the sag or the offset joint, and where it sits in the yard.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Pleasant View. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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Tell us what the septic or sewer is doing. We will get right back to you.