Pirate
Gold Member
Bought this house about 3 years ago. It was built in 1993. The tank is 8 feet from the back of the house, directly under the gravel drive for the basement garage. The other side of the tank is the gravel driveway to the front of the house.
I'm becoming worried about cracking this tank. Right now my son parks his small car in the basement garage. Last time I had it pumped out I put a 1/2 steel plate over the access hole since the cement cover was broken (another stupid move on my part, I should have used aluminum). I recently told him to stop parking in that garage and to not park over the tank.
I'm wonder is there is a way to pour a "bridge" or something over that tank so we can drive cars over it. I'm a bit pissed off the county allowed him to put the tank where they did. I was septic stupid when I bought the house so it didn't click in my giant brain that I may have a problem. Moving this tank would be a major undertaking as I live in the woods and don't want any trees cut down. I won't even bring up my drain field location.
I did some internet reading and only found one idea - put a riser on the tank access and then pave over area with thick concrete slab. I think that might work but I can't get past the riser idea. If a vehicle tire is directly on the riser, I think all of the weight is transferred directly to the top of the tank, thus I wouldn't put a riser on even though last 2 septic pumpers recommended it. Tank is about 2.5 feet deep, I don't mind digging the dirt/gravel off the lid.
I'm becoming worried about cracking this tank. Right now my son parks his small car in the basement garage. Last time I had it pumped out I put a 1/2 steel plate over the access hole since the cement cover was broken (another stupid move on my part, I should have used aluminum). I recently told him to stop parking in that garage and to not park over the tank.
I'm wonder is there is a way to pour a "bridge" or something over that tank so we can drive cars over it. I'm a bit pissed off the county allowed him to put the tank where they did. I was septic stupid when I bought the house so it didn't click in my giant brain that I may have a problem. Moving this tank would be a major undertaking as I live in the woods and don't want any trees cut down. I won't even bring up my drain field location.
I did some internet reading and only found one idea - put a riser on the tank access and then pave over area with thick concrete slab. I think that might work but I can't get past the riser idea. If a vehicle tire is directly on the riser, I think all of the weight is transferred directly to the top of the tank, thus I wouldn't put a riser on even though last 2 septic pumpers recommended it. Tank is about 2.5 feet deep, I don't mind digging the dirt/gravel off the lid.