Septic Inspections in Boerne, TX

Buying or selling a home in Boerne or Kendall County? We inspect the aerobic system end to end, confirm the contract status with the county and give you a clear written picture.

Inspections in Boerne

A septic inspection tells you the true condition of a system before it becomes your problem, which is exactly why it matters when a Kendall County home changes hands. We inspect aerobic systems across Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Comfort, Cordillera Ranch and the rest of the county for home buyers, sellers, agents and owners who just want to know where they stand. We open the trash, aeration and pump tanks, verify the air compressor and dosing pump are working, test the floats and alarm, check the chlorinator and evaluate the effluent, run the spray cycle to confirm the heads cover the field, and walk the spray area for ponding or surfacing. We also confirm whether the system has an active maintenance contract on file with the county, a detail that trips up a lot of Hill Country sales. Most of our inspection calls come from out-of-town buyers under contract with an option period running, so we move fast and put the findings in writing you can hand to your agent or lender.

Septic Inspections in Boerne, TX

Septic service in Boerne

Boerne is the Kendall County seat, about thirty miles up I-10 from San Antonio, and one of the fastest-growing towns on the whole corridor. The old German town along Cibolo Creek and the Hill Country Mile is on city sewer, but almost everything that has been built around it in the last twenty years is not: the acreage subdivisions out Highway 46 in both directions, the lots along Ralph Fair Road and Johns Road, the ranchettes north toward Welfare and Sisterdale. Those homes run on aerobic systems because the limestone under Boerne will not take a conventional drain field. We hold maintenance contracts, repair compressors and pumps, inspect systems for home sales and install new units all around Boerne. The calls we get most are from people new to the Hill Country: a family that moved out from the city and just got a letter from the county about a lapsed contract, or a buyer under contract on a place off Highway 46 who wants to know what that green lid and the alarm box in the yard actually are. Tell us where the property is and what is going on, and we will give you a straight answer, a real price and a TCEQ-licensed crew that keeps you compliant.

  • Full inspection for buyers, sellers, agents and owners
  • Trash, aeration and pump tanks opened and checked
  • Air compressor, dosing pump, floats and alarm tested
  • Chlorinator and effluent quality evaluated
  • Spray cycle run and the spray field walked for ponding
  • Maintenance-contract and county-compliance status confirmed, findings in writing

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Inspections in Boerne

Tell us what is happening and we will call you back. Local Boerne service.

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Areas We Cover in Boerne

In town or out on the acreage: if it is in or around Boerne, we come to your property.

  • Esperanza
  • Regent Park
  • Trails of Herff Ranch
  • Ranger Creek
  • Napa Oaks
  • Balcones Creek Ranch
  • Woods of Frederick Creek

Common Septic Problems in Boerne

The aerobic system problems we see most around here, and how we handle them.

New subdivisions coming off the builder’s initial contract

The subdivisions filling in around Boerne went in on aerobic systems with a two-year initial maintenance period from the installer. Thousands of those are now timing out, and the owners, often first-time septic owners, do not realize the four-month inspections are required for the life of the system. We pick up the contract, inspect the unit and file with Kendall County so there is no gap.

Lapsed contracts on homes that just sold

Boerne homes change hands constantly, and the seller’s maintenance contract usually ends at closing. A buyer who does not set up a new one is out of compliance from day one and has no idea whether the compressor and chlorinator were ever looked after. A pump-down, inspection and fresh contract gives a new owner a known, compliant baseline.

Limestone lots with no spray margin

Boerne sits on shallow limestone with little soil over it, so spray fields here are designed to the available area with almost no margin. A compressor that quits or roof runoff pointed at the spray zone ponds the field fast. Keeping the unit treating properly and storm water diverted matters more here than in deeper-soil country.

Inspections in Boerne: FAQs

Do you cover all of the Boerne area?
Yes. We cover Boerne and everything around it: the subdivisions out Highway 46 east and west, Ralph Fair Road, Johns Road, Scenic Loop, the acreage up I-10 toward Welfare and out toward Sisterdale. If you are inside the Boerne city sewer system you do not need us; if you have a green lid and an alarm box in the yard, you do.
I just moved to Boerne and got a letter from the county about my aerobic system. What does it mean?
It almost always means the county has no active maintenance contract on record for your system, usually because the previous owner’s contract ended when the house sold. Texas requires one, with an inspection every four months. Call us, we set up the contract in your name, inspect the system on the first visit and file with Kendall County so the record is current.
I am buying a house outside Boerne. Can you inspect the septic before I close?
Yes, and you should. We open the tanks, test the compressor, pump, floats, chlorinator and alarm, run the spray cycle and walk the field, and confirm the contract status with the county. You get the findings in writing inside your option period so you can negotiate repairs or walk away informed.
Do I need a septic inspection when buying a Kendall County home?
If the home is on an aerobic system, and most homes outside the Boerne sewer system are, yes. A standard home inspection does not cover the aerobic system in any depth, and components from the compressor to the spray field can be costly to replace. A dedicated aerobic inspection tells you the real condition, and whether the required maintenance contract is current, before you own it.
What is different about inspecting an aerobic system versus a conventional one?
There is far more to check. Beyond the tanks, an aerobic inspection has to verify the air compressor, the dosing pump, the floats and alarm, the chlorination, the effluent quality and the spray distribution across the field, plus confirm the system is under the legally required maintenance contract. We test the whole treatment process, not just lift a lid, so you get a true picture.
How fast can you inspect during an option period?
Call as soon as you are under contract. Most aerobic inspections take an hour or two on site depending on access and the spray cycle, and we get the written summary to you quickly so you can negotiate or walk before the option period ends. You get the system type and age, the condition of the compressor, pump, floats, chlorinator and tanks, how the effluent and spray field looked, the contract status and any repairs it needs.

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