Phoning around for plastic septic tanks in Cape Town takes time, and every company asks the same questions. Send one job card instead and we pass it to tank suppliers and septic installers who serve Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Plastic Septic Tanks in Cape Town
Plastic septic tanks in Cape Town are popular for new houses, cottages and lodges, where a light tank can be delivered and set quickly. Give the tank size, the soil type and whether the water table is high, so suppliers serving Cape Town and the rest of Western Cape can quote delivery and installation correctly.
Want to know more first? Our plastic septic tanks guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Cape Town
Cape Town has an extensive sewer, but off-sewer areas are many: Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Hout Bay's upper slopes, Philippi horticultural area, Joostenberg and the Atlantic coast farms rely on septic tanks and conservancy tanks. Sandy soils on the Cape Flats mean a high winter water table, so soakaways flood in the wet months and sealed tanks are common. Granite and shale on the mountain slopes can need rock breaking. Industrial areas such as Montague Gardens and Paarden Eiland use grease traps and conservancy tanks. Honey sucker operators serve the metro from Epping, Montague Gardens and the Cape Flats, and portable toilet hire is busy at events.
Typical plastic septic tanks requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a 2,500 to 5,000 litre buried tank for a new or renovated off-sewer house
- Estates and complexes: a row of plastic tanks serving a few cottages or units on shared ground
- Restaurants, shops and offices: small tanks behind a shop, restaurant or filling station, with a grease trap upstream
- Factories, mines, sites and events: tanks for site offices and ablutions on construction sites and small works
- Smallholdings and plots: a light tank that one truck can deliver to a remote building site
- Lodges, guesthouses and venues: larger tanks in series for chalets, with anchoring where the ground is damp
- Farms and game farms: tanks for worker housing and farmstalls, often delivered a long way from town
- Schools, churches and clinics: tanks for a rural school or clinic where installation must be quick
Local tips for Cape Town
Common here: conservancy tanks on the Cape Flats, septic tanks with soakaways on mountain slopes. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask for a pump-out before winter if your tank sits in low-lying sandy ground. Help usually comes from operators in Epping, Montague Gardens and across the Cape Flats.
Plastic Septic Tanks usually means rotomoulded polyethylene tank, buried, for 1,000 to 10,000 L, or tanks in series, lasts 20 to 30 years if buried correctly. Ground in the area: sandy Cape Flats with a high winter water table: soakaways flood.
What to include in your request
- Tank size in litres, or the number of people and bedrooms
- Delivery address and how close a truck can get to the hole
- Soil type and whether the water table is high
- Whether you want supply only or supply and installation
- Municipal approval status and the drainage plan, if any
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.