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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Most of Nashville sits inside the Metro Water Services sewer area. Past the end of the sewer line that changes fast. Homes in Joelton, Whites Creek, Union Hill and Bells Bend run on septic tanks and drain fields. The first signs are usually a slow drain or a soft wet spot in the yard.
Wiley Rooter and Septic Pros is based in Greenbrier, about 25 miles north of downtown Nashville. We install, pump, inspect and repair septic systems across Davidson County. We also handle the rooter side, which covers clogged drains and broken sewer lines. Estimates are free, and you can call or text (629) 285-6381.
Tell us what the septic or sewer is doing. We will get right back to you.
Metro sewer covers the built-up middle of Davidson County. It thins out toward the county line. Metro's own Parkwood-Union Hill community plan points to the lack of sewer service in Union Hill. Steep slopes hold that area back too, and it stays farms and open land.
The same pattern runs along the north and west edge of the county. Joelton, Lickton, Whites Creek, Scottsboro and Bells Bend keep a rural pattern of farms and big lots. Bells Bend is a river bend of farm ground with an 808-acre Metro park in the middle. On land like that, a septic tank and drain field do the job a sewer main does downtown.
Age matters as much as location here. Antioch filled in during the 1970s once sewer service reached it. Houses on the rural edge often went in before sewer ever reached their road. A tank that has gone years without a lid coming off is due for septic tank pumping.
Nashville sits in the Nashville Basin, and the rock under it is limestone. Limestone country brings karst, which shows up as sinkholes, caves and cracks in the rock. The soil over that rock can be thin. A drain field needs soil depth to treat water, so thin ground limits a lot.
The north and west sides of the county climb onto the Western Highland Rim. Metro's Joelton plan says the land and soil there resemble the Cumberland Plateau. About half of Joelton is steep forested slope, with narrow ridges and valleys. Beaman Park sits in that Highland Rim forest of ridgetops and deep hollows.
Nashville gets about 51 inches of rain a year. Wet winters soak the ground, and a tight drain field starts to surface. Bottomland along Whites Creek, Eaton's Creek and the Marrowbone creeks sits on a high water table. Standing water over the lines is worth a septic inspection before anyone digs.
Tennessee handles septic permits through the Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Resources. Its Nashville field office covers Davidson County and Robertson County. That is the same office we work with at home in Greenbrier.
Davidson County is also listed as a contract county for that program. In plain terms, a county step can sit on top of the state permit. A new system usually starts with a soil map from a soil scientist, plus a site plan. Repairs to an existing system need a permit too.
That process shapes any septic tank installation on a Davidson County lot. It also applies when a failed system gets replaced instead of patched. Our crew brings 20 years of septic and sewer experience to work like this, and estimates are free.
A house on Metro sewer still owns the pipe under its own yard. That line runs from the house out to the city main. Old Hickory grew as a DuPont company town, and many of its houses go back to those years. Madison and Bordeaux hold established neighborhoods that have been in place for decades.
Old clay and cast iron lines crack, sag and let roots in. A cable machine clears the line so water moves again. When the same line clogs every few months, the pipe itself is usually the problem. A camera run shows where the break sits before anyone opens the ground.
A sewer line repair on a Nashville street can mean crossing pavement. Our people saw the asphalt, set the new line, compact the trench and patch the road. We do our own excavation, so the digging and the pipe work run together.
Communities and areas we serve around Nashville: Joelton, Whites Creek, Bordeaux, Bells Bend, Scottsboro, Lickton, Union Hill, Paradise Ridge, Marrowbone, Neely's Bend, Madison, Old Hickory.
Nashville ZIP codes served: 37080, 37189, 37218, 37207, 37216, 37209, 37115, 37138, 37076, 37221, 37013.
Free estimates throughout Davidson County and the surrounding area.
(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 Nashville. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Send the details here and we will get back to you. You can also call or text (629) 285-6381, and estimates are free.
Tell us what the septic or sewer is doing. We will get right back to you.