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Vtjeannieb t1_j4morxo wrote

Land costs are crazy, and if a lot comes on the market, builders snatch them up if the price is moderate. We replaced our failed septic system this past year for $45K, so that shows you what they can cost. You might be able to put some sweat equity by doing some work yourself, but that doesn’t touch the cost of materials. Good luck finding a general contractor. And I’m still hearing about substantial delays in getting needed materials.

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ashleyfoy t1_j4oa4bd wrote

We had our septic replaced this past fall for just over 6k. How did yours cost 45k? Our job was only replacing the tank but just wondering what would have crept your cost up so much?

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Vtjeannieb t1_j4oepy9 wrote

Because of the location (within 200 feet of a lake), and because the leach field had failed, we needed a special mound system. You were lucky you didn’t have to redo the leach field.

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