A Performance Inspection Report is the one for a sale
Septic Inspections in Sooke
Sooke Septic inspects septic systems for buyers and sellers in Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin. An inspection runs $400 to $800 and the written report comes with it. We name the report your situation needs before we book anything.
A real-estate or pre-purchase inspection runs $400 to $800, and the written report is part of that price.
Which report do you need?
A Performance Inspection Report would typically be used during a property sale, and a Compliance Inspection Report would typically be used to support a building permit application. We tell you which of them your situation calls for before we book the visit.
What happens when you are buying a place on septic?
We open the system, look at the tank, the distribution and the field, and write the report. Where records exist we read them against what is actually in the ground, and we tell you where the two do not line up.
What records exist for the system?
Island Health should hold paperwork for a system built in 2005 or later, and for most of what went in between 1990 and 2005. Before that, expect little. Releasing those records costs $50.00 per property, which is Island Health's fee, on its Request for Release of Information form.
What if the building is changing?
If a change increases the daily sewage flow, the system likely has to be updated — a larger building, more bedrooms, more restaurant seats. If the change to the building requires a building permit, the Building Inspection Authority may require you to obtain a report from an Authorized Person.
How an inspection goes
- 1
Tell us the address and the date — a sale runs to a closing date, so we work to yours.
- 2
We check for records — we ask Island Health for whatever it holds on your system.
- 3
The inspection — we open the lids, run the system, and look at the tank, the distribution and the field.
- 4
The report — you get the written report, and we walk you through what it says.
What is different about your area?
The health authority keeps whatever records exist, looks into septic complaints, and can order repairs where raw sewage is exposed in the community. It works that way in Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin alike, because the Sewerage System Regulation is provincial.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- You have an offer in on a place in East Sooke and the septic system is a condition.
- What makes it harder
- The house predates 1990, so there may be no records at Island Health at all.
- What we do
- We inspect the system that is in the ground, write the Performance Inspection Report, and tell you what we found.
People also ask
Which report do I need to sell?
The Performance Inspection Report — that is the one that would typically be used during a property sale.
Which report supports a building permit?
The Compliance Inspection Report — that is the one that would typically support a building permit application.
Will there be records for an older system?
If it is older than that, there may be nothing on file at all. Anything built in 2005 or later should have paperwork behind it.
What does an inspection cost?
$400 to $800, and that price carries the written report.
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