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- Realtor Rick Theriault, Your Maine Real Estate Guide, explains buyer required septic system inspection for all subsurface waste disposal systems within the shoreland zone in Maine. Join Rick and Nick Skidmore for a behind the scenes look at a septic inspection. See the questions and answers document from Maine Association Legal Council here www.mainerealt...
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Nick checked mine. VERY nice, smart person. High confidence in him.
He is a hard working young man👍
Rick nice video of what I do here in Mass. We call it title 5 and it is very involved. Nick did a very thorough and proffesional job. After we are done I pump the tank as well to reallc check the tank for the buyer.
Thanks for sharing Scott.
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@@lifestyleproperties 😄😄😄😄
I really like your channel! You guy’s are really knowledgeable and offer good information my wife and I are looking at visiting Main during summer and then winter if we like it we’re definitely calling you guys
Stop by when your in Maine.
Thumbs up for the reminder of when to flush the tank. That’ll stay in my brain, with a chuckle.
Thanks for sharing Joel, it sticks in ours too😉
I once lived in a home where the septic had NOT been taken care of, and te back-up fumes are Wickedly TOXIC!!! Keep that Septic Tank flowing properly, or it could literally Kill you!
I really like you folks.Honesty is key
Thanks for sharing our stuff.
Holy shit that looks cold. Cmon down to Florida and thaw out. Did ya say the septic fellas name was Skidmore? Hysterical👍🏼👍🏼🐈🐈🐈🍄👽🏴☠️
Too many people in Florida for us. We will keep the cold, but thanks for the offer😉
That guy is working his butt off. Sure knows his stuff!
Yes he does, if you need an inspection he is your man.
Wel, somebody does.. Its not the clown yapping.
Rick I’ve been watching the United country videos and doing so it makes me want to move there
Thanks for watching Jay.
Nice job Nick even in terrible conditions
Winter is not the ideal time for a septic inspection but it can be done.
Snow and cold is not a terrible condition if you dress appropriately.
So if a prospective buyer has an inspection and it fails does the owner refund the buyers money ? Also now that it is known that it has failed is the seller and the relator required to disclose this to the next prospective buyer ?
To secure your earnest money deposit that would need to be addressed in the purchase and sale contract. Yes, once a material defect is know the real estate agent and seller would need to disclose it.
Why would the septic be buried like this and not easily accessible? Is this typical?
My son and his family are moving to Maine.
I think it's time to leave California and do the same.
Any suggestions on a good place to grow apples?
Apples will grow in any part of Maine. Here is a webpage with podcast www.mainepublic.org/post/apples-maine-science-business-and-joy-apple-growing-maine
I love this channel
Thanks for the 💖😁
Very very informative. Great video.
Glad it was helpful!
Save you a lot of digging in NY they require up pipes for Leach field inspection. Cover and collar to tank at grade.
Thanks for sharing.
Good info. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great real estate guide tip of the week ;)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, can't wait until spring????
Thanks for watching.
This guy seems like a professional, nice to see..
Yes he is.
Rick, nice video & informative. I'm a retired architect but not from Maine, thus not familiar with Maine's requirements. May I ask, if a person buys property on a stream/small river and builds a small cabin ...using only a composite toilet for human solid waist... is this 250' setback for a septic which handles only grey water, ie: sink & shower water the same requirement as if one does NOT have a conventional toilet? Thank you for your assistance. Again, you produce great videos.
The setback for waste water disposal is 100 feet from the highwater mark in most locations. The shoreland zone includes all areas within 250 feet of the water. So if the septic is within that zone it is required to be inspected by the buyer of the property, if outside that zone inspection is not required. All buildings will need to be setback 100 feet as well. Long answer but the composting toilets are not subsurface disposals and would not be inspected.
You mentioned every year to flush or maintenance. What's the cost? Is this something we can do ourselves or better leave it to professionals?
Flushing the filter can be done by the home owner. No cost and it is not difficult, however, not every system has a filter. Nick recommends putting one in your tank if it does not have one. Pumping the tank every 2 - 4 years costs about $275 in our area.
@@lifestyleproperties so during the inspection we can be told if the septic has a filter or no? The inspection on the septic have to be done during the inspection of the house if not what its the time allow to have it done? Is any inspector will come to stratified the inspection? If the home is located on a ridge do we still have to do a septic inspection mandate by the state?
@@carmencolon3520 Septic inspections are required in the shoreland zone (the area within 250 feet of water). There are a couple of exemptions in the law, but in general that is the case. Septic inspections in other areas is not required, but is good to do none the less. Time frames for inspections are negotiated with the offer to purchase.
How are you digging in winter ?
It is early in the season, snow cover keeps the ground from freezing deep, plus being over the heat from the septic tank the frost can be chiseled.
Am looking to buy a waterfront land in Maine and wondering how much does it cost to put the new septic on? Are state of Maine allow septic on waterfront property ? any zoning about that ? Thank you !
The cost of a septic is somewhat site dependent. You can place a septic on most Maine waterfront with a satisfactory design and a setback from the water from 100 to 250 feet, which varies depending on the zoning in each particular town. Plan to spend from $8,000 and up on a new system.
@@lifestyleproperties Thank you for the information, I will make sure to call you for that.
Great vid. My question relates to the following information.
I am considering a handyman cabin/home in Northern Maine .
It has a septic and well built in 1999. with a 175 foot pond frontage on .35 acre plot.
What pre sale septic and water quality inspections are required for this property ? What others water test should I consider Bacteria Randon Metals ?
How can the leech fields be evaluated if unused for several seasons, a guess by listing.
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Give us a call at 800-286-6164
Is acreage measured as viewed from the air or surface measurement?
Depends on the scope of the measurement.
@@lifestyleproperties thanks. I was thinking about very hilly terrain. 1000 feet is very different measured on the ground versus an aerial point to point measurement.
@@sittingindetroit9204 Surveys in my territory, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana are as if seen from the air. Yes, an acre of mountainside has a bit more surface area than an acre of flatland. I expect Maine is the same, though with less significance as there is far less relief. I was originally a Maine boy...surveyed telephone service in North Lubec in the early 60's with my Dad. He was the Resident Telephone Engineer out of Calais. Great childhood!! Incredible....
@@anniedunham458 thank you. I am not but my kids are both Mainiacs (southern)
How about answers to those land sales stating well and septic ??? Older systems are probably shot . Last thing you would want is pay good $$$ for land , yet the septic system is well used and beyond repair. Do you see that with older mobile home land ???
Inspections are only required for shoreland zone systems, but any system can be inspected in the same manner that Nick is working here.
Putting in a new septic system is not a huge cost to a piece of property or your home; Not really at all. Or go dig a hole in your woods if you're that cheap. Personally, I want my shite to go somewhere, away from home.
Skid-more septic could not be a more perfect name. lol
Showing that cool property. The roads plowed?
Yes it is. Thanks for watching💖
very informative. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Every election years flush your tank 😂😂 just love that one
Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this video. Answered a question I asked in a different video.
Glad it was helpful!
What did this inspection cost?
In the range of $300 depending on location and how deep the tank is buried.
@@lifestyleproperties is this inspection cost is separated from the home inspection?
@@carmencolon3520 Of course!
Informational.
Thanks for watching
God bless Nick, doing this kind of job! Definitely not a job for the weak of heart. Does building code in the US require one to mark the area of the septic tank (for ease of pumping out and inspections)?
No it does not but is a great idea✔
I sure wish they did especially for a buyer. Should be done!
Good information. Thanks for posting.
You are very welcome.
How much does that cost?
$300
Thats right in 2025 WE ARE FLUSHING THE TANK....
Here in NY most places require a back up leach field for any new construction. Not cheap. And not a good smell.
Wow, that sounds expensive and excessive. 😒
Waterfront properties are mosquitoe infested, all Massachusetts neighbors, high property taxes, no property rights,
the current joke of an administration needs to be flushed into the septic.
Come on now. R or D matters not. This isn’t about that. Let’s focus on the topic.
@@modestdaddy2000 the truth hurts
What are the rules to own land in Maine? Apart from purchasing & Surveying for the property line, water rights, etc.
Would a cheap outhouse work for the required septic system for people who wish to live off-grid?
Surveying is not required but recommended. Water rights are different in Maine than they are in the western US. An outhouse is permitted but requires a full system design in case you want to put pressurized water into the cabin or home. Outhouses are not permitted if indoor plumbing exists.
The ground wasn't frozen!
No
I hope the digger is getting paid well and I agree with flushing the current administration, LOL.
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Shouldn't this be the owner or sellers responsibility?
The Maine legislature put this one on the buyer.
My guess is that you Could negotiate that.
Every election year!! Makes sense. When the crap get thick, pump out the crap!
Good rule of thumb
Polictians and diapers need to be changed every so often for the same reason
Rick; 270 Gallons per day does not mean 270 Gallons in one hour or less! It means in a 24 hour period. Introducing an excess of water to a septic system during an inspection is against the code and considered a violation of Title 5 in Massachusetts. FYI the septic system business is a shitty business! LOL
Haha! Yes that's a lot in one day but we think it can handle it. This is not Massachusetts😜Maine septics are tougher than those from our southern cousins country🤣
lol skidmore
Wow, are you 12?
I just flushed your channel.
That is funny!