All new installations by Duckies Septic Service
New house on land, or a drain field that has given up. A licensed soil evaluator does the soil evaluation and we build to it. We pull the permit, dig, set the tank, build the drain field, pressure test every joint and get the county sign-off. Licensed installer, 19+ years of plumbing behind it.
Open 24/7. Family owned. Licensed and insured.
Tank set, risers on, and ready for the drain field
as of October 2026
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A look at the parts of a septic installation. The system design and components depend on your property and approved plans.
Where the camera goes in later, so nobody digs to find a problem.
Schedule 40 PVC, sloped a quarter inch per foot so solids keep moving.
Sized from the number of bedrooms. Set on a level, compacted base.
Green lids at ground level. Every pump-out after this one opens here.
Splits the flow evenly across the field so one trench does not do all the work.
Trenches with gravel and perforated pipe, sized from your soil evaluation.
From permit in hand to final inspection for most homes, weather and soil allowing.
Before a new system needs its first pump-out. We put the date in your file.
Lubbock, Smyer and surrounding areas. Call to confirm service availability for your address.
We walk the property and find the setbacks from the well and the property lines. A licensed soil evaluator does the soil evaluation and we build to it: how fast water moves through your dirt decides the size of the drain field.
You get a system design and a written price.
We file with the county for the on-site sewage permit. Tank size follows the number of bedrooms; field size follows the soil evaluation. The soil on your lot decides the bedding and the size of the field.
You get an approved permit, no paperwork on your side.
Tank set on a level, compacted base, schedule 40 PVC to the house at a quarter inch per foot, distribution lines and gravel in the field, risers at the tank and the distribution box. Pressure tested before a shovel of dirt goes back.
You get the county final inspection and a recommended pumping interval. Ask about photos documenting your installation.
Our own work, not a catalog.
Schedule 40 PVC, sloped a quarter inch per foot so solids keep moving.
Two tanks on a level, compacted base, risers on, inlet and outlet connected.
A green lid at grade. Every future pump-out opens here, no digging.
We assess your system and explain whether repair or replacement is appropriate. Some repairs can be completed during the same visit, depending on the diagnosis, access and available parts. We explain the scope, price and timing before work begins.
Cracked lids and a soggy field tend to show up together.
Bedrooms, soil, access. One written number before we dig.
We put one written number in front of you after the site visit. These are the things that move it.
Tank capacity is sized from the number of bedrooms, which estimates daily water use. More bedrooms, bigger tank.
The soil evaluation decides the drain field size. Slow soil needs a bigger field or an engineered system, and that is the biggest swing in price.
How far the tank sits from the house, what is in the way, and how far you are from Lubbock.
Replacing means removing or abandoning the old tank and field first. New construction skips that step.
Risers at the tank and distribution box, effluent filters, a maintenance schedule. Cheap now, expensive to add later.
It depends on bedrooms, soil and access, so we do not put a number on the website. We walk the property, a licensed soil evaluator does the soil evaluation, we build to it, and you get one written price before anything is dug.
Most residential systems are installed within one to two weeks after the permit is issued, depending on weather and soil. The permit itself takes time on the county side, so start early on a new build.
You may need a larger drain field, an alternative distribution method,or extra chambers to disperse effluent. We design for the soil you have, not the soil we wish you had.
Surface water pooling over the drain field saturates it and runoff can enter the tank through vents or risers. Final grading sends water away from the field.
The first pump out on a new system should be on or before your 36th month after installation.
Yes. Permitting through the county and the final inspection are part of the job. Texas OSSF Installer License 0S0040509, TCEQ 26748.
A green lid at grade, and the county sign-off in your file.
During the Install
Install 1: work underway
After the Install
Install 1: finished
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Install 2: work underway
After the Install
Install 2: finished
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Install 3: work underway
After the Install
Install 3: finished
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Install 4: work underway
Tell us where the land is and how many bedrooms. We come out, a licensed soil evaluator does the soil evaluation, and we put one number in writing.
A person answers 24/7, or send this and we call you back.
Financing is available for new systems and replacements. See the financing page.
Sewage backing up now? See emergency septic pumping. Need a routine pump-out? See septic tank pumping and cleaning.
Already have a system that is failing? See septic system replacement and septic repairs.
We’ll contact you to discuss your request and scheduling. For urgent service, please call.
