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Serving Shellman, GA and surrounding areas

In business since 1980

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Emergency services offered

Greenway Construction & Tree Services is your Construction , Demolition & Tree company focused on servicing you. We will sell your home, find your dream home, manage your rental property, or remodel your home to look better than ever. We will redesign your home, build a new kitchen with all the extras, design a luxury bathroom, add a bedroom or sunroom, and make your home a delightful place of enjoyment. Our family has been the turn-key family business bringing your home up to date with all the class and amenities you have dreamed about. Call us today at 229-343-1334 or the office at 229-347-0968. We have built homes, remodeled businesses and homes, listed and sold, and helped you find buyers for years. We are a family you can trust.

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Septic Tanks questions, answered by experts

A household of four can easily fill a 1,000-gallon septic tank within a week. It may be 10 to 14 days for smaller households. But the reason why you don't need weekly pumping is because the tank's contents eventually reach the overflow pipe. They flow down this pipe to the absorption area whenever water is used in your home. The tank keeps working at this full level until it's pumped again.

How deep your septic system needs to be into the ground depends on several factors. In extremely cold environments, the tank needs to rest below the maximum frost line, which can be up to six or eight feet deep. The standard burying depth for most systems is between a few inches and four feet below ground level. Depth can also depend on the slope of the landscaping and other property variables. 

You can put yogurt in your septic tank, but it will not increase the bacteria in your septic tank. In other words, it won't harm your tank, but it won't get rid of a septic smell or boost the performance of your septic system. While yogurt contains helpful bacteria, you would need to buy an extraordinary amount of yogurt to make any difference. Adding yogurt is not a helpful or cost-effective strategy.

Wells should be at least 100 feet deep for drinking water, but they may need to be deeper depending on the local geology, water quality, and your household’s water usage. Work with a qualified well drilling professional who can assess the appropriate depth for your well and test the water before drinking it.

Signs that your well is dry include a decrease in water pressure, strange odors coming from faucets, cloudy, bubbly, or discolored water, and water that’s warmer than normal. Signs that your well pump is bad are similar, but you may also notice higher-than-average electric bills, strange clicking sounds, and faucets that spit or sputter.

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