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'll tell you which report you need before we book anything.
A real-estate or pre-purchase inspection runs $400 to $800. 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'll tell you which one you need 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. If records exist, we check them against what's actually in the ground, and tell you where the two don't match.
What records exist for the system?
Island Health should have paperwork for anything built in 2005 or later, and for most systems from 1990 to 2005. Before that, don't expect much. Releasing those records costs $50.00 per property — that's Island Health's fee, through their Request for Release of Information form.
What if the building is changing?
If a change increases the daily flow, the system likely needs updating — a bigger building, more bedrooms, more restaurant seats. Where that change needs a building permit, the Building Inspection Authority may ask you for 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 they hold 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?
Island Health keeps whatever records exist, looks into septic complaints, and can order repairs where raw sewage is exposed. That works the same in Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin, because the Sewerage System Regulation is provincial.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- You've got 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's actually 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's the one for a property sale.
Which report supports a building permit?
The Compliance Inspection Report. That's the one for a building permit application.
Will there be records for an older system?
If it's older than that, there may be nothing on file. Anything from 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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