Phoning around for soakaway in Benoni takes time, and every company asks the same questions. Send one job card instead and we pass it to drainage contractors and septic installers who serve Benoni and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Soakaways in Benoni
Soakaway work in Benoni is mostly booked by owners of plots, farms and older houses where a septic tank is the only option. Share the number of people, the tank size and whether the ground is sandy, clay or rocky, so contractors serving Benoni and the rest of Gauteng can quote accurately.
Want to know more first? Our soakaway guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Benoni
Benoni has a classic East Rand split: older suburbs like Rynfield, Lakefield and Northmead on the sewer, and a large ring of agricultural holdings in Bapsfontein, Putfontein and Kleinfontein on septic tanks. Many of those plots have soakaways that were never sized for modern household water use, and the area's seasonal wetlands and pans raise the water table in summer. Owners often add a conservancy tank or upgrade to a bigger septic tank. Honey sucker operators and tank suppliers work from Benoni industrial areas and Daveyton's edge, and plots in Bapsfontein sometimes face long hose runs. Ask your operator how far the hose reaches.
Typical soakaway requests in the area come from:
- Smallholdings and plots: a larger pit or two linked pits on a smallholding with space but heavy clay soil
- Houses: a new or rebuilt soakaway for an older house whose pit has clogged or flooded
- Farms and game farms: building pits at homesteads and worker housing, kept well clear of boreholes and dams
- Estates and complexes: sizing pits for shared tanks on a complex, with a test report for the body corporate
- Restaurants, shops and offices: pits for rural shops, filling stations and restaurants that are not on a sewer
- Factories, mines, sites and events: pits for site offices, depots and ablutions, sized for the number of workers
- Schools, churches and clinics: large pits for schools, clinics and churches, designed for heavy daytime use
Local tips for Benoni
Most work in Benoni is done by teams based in operators in the Benoni industrial areas, with Brakpan and Springs crews close, and the usual setup is septic tanks and soakaways on Bapsfontein and Putfontein holdings. When you ask for quotes, ask how long the hose reaches; deep Bapsfontein plots may need extension pipes.
Soakaways usually means dig a pit, fill it with stone or fit chambers, for 2 to 3 m across, 1.5 to 2.5 m deep, check yearly, lasts 15 to 25 years. Ground in the area: seasonal pans and wetlands: the water table rises in summer and floods soakaways.
What to include in your request
- Number of people using the system and the tank size in litres
- Whether this is a new soakaway or a repair of an old one
- Soil type and whether a percolation test has been done
- Distance to buildings, boreholes, streams and boundaries
- Stone pit, rubble pit or chamber, if you have a preference
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Benoni and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Benoni and surrounding areas, including Lakefield, Rynfield, Farrarmere, Northmead, Putfontein, Crystal Park, Daveyton. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.
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