Hi,

I bought a subsale house and the previous owner had already converted the outdoor area where the septic tank are into a utility room. I would like to use the are to converted into a bigger bedroom but my contractor say it wouldnt be wise to put the septic tank as part of the room.

Now I'm stumped for ideas. Is there any way to overcome this ? As it is is has already been converted into a utiliy room and I might as well use the space, not really keen of breaking it up again.

TQ

This post has been edited by feeroz: Jul 9 2011, 11:09 AM

the house got extra land/space to put the septic tank some place else ?

i dont wan to stay in a room that is shared with the septic tank, will give it some weird odour...

Fried relocating a septic tank is not an easy task...

It depending how is the sanitary pipe was connected... My suggestion left it as it be and try to redesign your renovation works or do some space planning...

My contractor told me most of the house now don't have skeptic tank. Is that correct? include USJ2

New housing area usually doesn't have septic tank instead using main sewer line flush directly to STP...

Only old housing still using septic tank...

Thanks for the replies guys ... after checking it is the main sewer line and looks like I'll have to work around the area it seems ..

How old is the house?

I can't recall.. Anyhow should be more than 20 years ago..

Funny, my current staying house is newer than my USJ2 house, it still use septic tank, but the USJ 2, my contractor say not using it.

Is about the township development and not how old is your house.. For example, if your place been developed more than 20 years ago, I reckon it should be using septic tank...

New township area all should be using STP method...

not only the odour problem, think of the methane gas leakage and presence of spaks..........KABOOOOMMMM!