Septic installer, Markham

Septic installation in rural Markham: Locust Hill, Cedar Grove, Dickson Hill and Almira

Markham's four historic hamlets and the countryside around them run on private wells and septic systems, and that is the part of Markham we install in. Send the form and an owner calls you back today.

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32 reviews, every one five stars
Same-day callback
An owner calls you back and books the site visit
Owners on site
One crew. One of the two owners runs every job, every day
Installs and replacements
New systems and full bed replacements. No pump-outs, no patch jobs

Septic installation in Markham

Septic installation in Markham is a countryside job: the City's Official Plan describes its four historic hamlets, Cedar Grove, Locust Hill, Dickson Hill and Almira, as serviced by individual private on-site wastewater systems and private wells. We install new systems and replace failed ones on hamlet lots and rural properties beside the Rouge, with the City permit filed for you. We are based in Bobcaygeon and travel for this work, and you get a written price after the site visit.

New septic installation

Building a house, cottage or shop? You get a complete system sized for the bedrooms and fixtures you are actually putting in, designed to pass the inspection the first time.

  • ✓System design and the Part 8 permit application, handled by us
  • ✓Tank, distribution box and leaching bed installed
  • ✓Conventional bed, raised or filter bed, or tertiary unit, whichever the site needs
  • ✓All excavation, imported fill and backfill included
  • ✓Final grading and site restoration

Septic replacement

Old bed failing? Sewage surfacing, slow drains, a health unit order, or a system that predates the property? You get the old tank out and a new system to current Ontario Building Code, with the inspection coordinated for you.

  • ✓Old tank pumped, removed and disposed of
  • ✓Failed drain field, weeping bed or leaching bed excavated
  • ✓New system to current Part 8 code
  • ✓Health unit or building department inspections coordinated
  • ✓Site restored clean when we leave

We install conventional drain fields (weeping beds, leaching beds, tile beds), raised and filter beds where bedrock or the water table is close, and tertiary treatment units such as Waterloo Biofilter and Ecoflo where the lot or the shoreline calls for one.

We install and replace. We do not do pump-outs or minor repairs. If you only need a tank pumped or a baffle fixed, we will point you to someone who does that. If your system has failed or you are building new, we are the right call.

Septic in Markham: what changes here

Who issues the permit

The City of Markham issues the sewage system permit itself: its construction permit rules say that installing an on-site sewage (septic) system takes a City building permit. Applications go to the City's building department at the Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Boulevard, and the design is laid out around the lot's own well. On a property that also needs a TRCA permit, that approval comes first. We assemble the package, file it and book the inspections.

The ground you are on

Locust Hill and Cedar Grove sit beside Rouge National Urban Park, where Parks Canada counts more than 60 farmers working about 9,000 acres of Class 1 soils, some of the rarest and best in Canada. Good farm soil helps a bed work, but a hamlet lot is often a small historic parcel carrying its own well and its own septic bed. The well sets where the bed can go, and the test hole sets how big it is, so we find both before anything is drawn.

The rule that shapes the design

Markham's Official Plan keeps the hamlets small. It allows additions and small-scale infill, and an accessory dwelling only where it is serviced by an individual private on-site wastewater system and private well, with parking. Minor infill depends on servicing being available, and subdivisions that would stretch a hamlet's boundary are prohibited. So a garden suite or second unit starts with whether the lot's septic capacity and well can carry it, which we work out at the site visit.

Communities we cover from here

Cedar GroveLocust HillDickson HillAlmiraVictoria SquareBox GroveCornellMarkham VillageUnionville

How septic installation in Markham works, in four steps

1
Tell us what you need
Fill in the form or call. We call back the same business day and book the site visit.
2
An owner walks your property
We look at the lot, the setbacks, the access and the old system if there is one, and we hand you a written price. No dispatcher, no salesperson.
3
We handle the paperwork
Design, the Part 8 permit application, and every inspection. You sign, we file.
4
Install and inspection
Most installs take three to five days on site. The inspector signs off, we grade and restore, and you get the written warranty.

Our equipment, on site

Thor Construction excavator on a Kawartha Lakes site
Thor Construction excavator clearing a lot
Thor Construction crew and equipment on a rural site

What our customers say

★★★★★

“As a custom home builder, we love contracting Thor Construction Company for all of our demolition, excavation and septic work. They are easy to work with, have great equipment and know what they are doing. Our clients are always very happy with them.”

Ethan Bender
Custom home builder · Google review
★★★★★

“Hired Thor for complete site services including bringing utilities into my new build and digging for foundation. Once the build was complete they came back and finish landscaped the property and we couldn't be happier. Strongly recommend!”

Robert Bell
New build, site services · Google review
★★★★★

“Thor Construction Company came in and trenched all new water lines for us when our well line burst. They installed new yard hydrants for us as well. We are so grateful they came in and fixed our water line problem promptly and professionally.”

MDL
Rural property, water lines · Google review

Septic installation in Markham: your questions answered

Who issues the septic permit in Markham?

The City of Markham, through a building permit for the on-site sewage system. York Region does not issue it. We file the application with the City and meet the inspector.

Can I add a second unit on my Locust Hill or Cedar Grove property?

Markham's Official Plan permits an accessory dwelling in the hamlets when it is serviced by an individual private on-site wastewater system and private well, with parking. The septic design is usually the deciding piece. We size it at the site visit.

Will Markham's sewers reach my hamlet?

Not on current plans. A 2011 York Region report says the Regional Official Plan does not anticipate full municipal servicing for hamlets, and that bringing full services to one takes both a local and a Regional Official Plan amendment. Private systems remain the norm, and we install and replace them.

Do you handle the septic permit?

Yes. We arrange the design and file the Part 8 sewage system permit with whichever office covers your property, a municipal building department or the health unit, and we book every inspection.

How much does a new septic system cost?

A conventional system for a typical home in Central Ontario runs about $15,000 to $30,000. Raised beds, tertiary units and difficult access push it higher. You get a written price after the site visit.

How long does an installation take?

Three to five days on site for most systems. Add the permit lead time in front of that, which we manage and keep you posted on.

How do I know my septic system is failing?

Sewage surfacing or a wet, spongy patch over the bed, slow drains through the whole house, gurgling, sewage smell outside, or an unusually green strip of lawn over the bed. If you see any of these, call. If it needs replacing we will tell you straight, and if it only needs a repair we will send you to someone who does repairs.

Do you install raised beds and tertiary systems?

Yes. Where bedrock, a high water table or a small lot rules out a conventional bed, we install raised and filter beds and tertiary treatment units such as Waterloo Biofilter and Ecoflo.

Can you install in winter?

Often, depending on frost depth and access. Frozen ground costs a bit more. If your system has failed and cannot wait for spring, call and we will tell you whether your site works in winter.

Other areas and services

Every page has the local permit office, the ground and the rules for that area.

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Thor Construction Company
Bobcaygeon, Ontario · Serving Central Ontario, north of the GTA
  • (705) 208-7121
  • jp@thorconstruction.ca
  • Bobcaygeon, Ontario

Services

Septic installation

Excavation

Landscaping

Hardscaping

Shoreline restoration

Demolition

Service areas

Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls

Lindsay and south Kawartha Lakes

Buckhorn and Trent Lakes

Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Haliburton and Minden

Orillia, Severn and Ramara

Barrie and South Simcoe

Muskoka: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville

Cobourg, Port Hope and Northumberland

Durham: Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Ajax, Clarington, Uxbridge and Port Perry

York: Markham, Stouffville, Newmarket, Aurora, King and Georgina

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