Septic installer, Minden and Minden Hills
New systems and full replacements from Minden village out to Gull, Moore, Twelve Mile and Horseshoe Lakes. Send the form and an owner calls you back today.
Septic installation in Minden Hills runs on the Township's calendar. Its inspectors work on open, unfrozen ground, and its re-inspection program is moving through the township one zone at a time. The jobs here are cottage replacements on Gull, Moore and Twelve Mile Lakes, systems with the metal tanks the Township wants replaced, and new beds on rock lots around Carnarvon and Irondale. Thor drives up from Bobcaygeon, about an hour away, with an owner on every job and a written price once the lot is walked.
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.
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.
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.
The Township of Minden Hills Building Department issues the sewage system permit, and a site visit is part of every application. The Township does not inspect septic systems in winter: if the ground is frozen or snow is down, the inspection waits, because the inspector checks the native soil and how the bed is built. Minden Hills also runs a Septic Re-Inspection Program, started in 2021 across five zones, and metal septic tanks, holding tanks and pump chambers are replaced under a permit. We prepare the application, meet the inspector and book every inspection.
Minden Hills sits on the Canadian Shield, and its deep, cold lakes are lake trout water. Soil over rock is often thin, and the Township's Official Plan names steep slopes, unstable soils, organic soils and unstable bedrock as hazards that call for a technical study before building. On thin soil the bed is usually raised on imported fill to get enough depth above rock and water. A test pit dug at the first visit shows how much native soil sits over the rock, and that number picks the bed.
The Minden Hills Official Plan sets development back 30 metres from the high water mark of lakes and rivers. On a vacant lot that existed when the plan was approved, the house can sit at 23 metres, but the tile field still sits at 30. A lesser setback is allowed only where the terrain or lot depth makes 30 metres impossible. We measure those distances at the site visit, so the bed sits where the Township will approve it.
“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.”
“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!”
“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.”
The Township of Minden Hills Building Department, at 7 Milne Street in Minden. A site visit is part of every application. We prepare the paperwork and meet the inspector on site.
Not in Minden Hills. The Township does not inspect septic systems when the ground is frozen or snow is on the ground. Book the site visit in summer or early fall and the install lands before freeze-up.
The re-inspection report comes with recommendations, and metal tanks are on the Township's replace-under-permit list. If the report points to a new system, we walk the lot, give you a written price, file the permit and book the inspection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every page has the local permit office, the ground and the rules for that area.
Send the form and an owner calls you back today. Or call now and talk to the person who will dig the job.
