Phoning around for soakaway in Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Soakaways in Johannesburg
Soakaway work in Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg
Most of Johannesburg is on the municipal sewer, so septic and conservancy tanks turn up in pockets: older homes in the south, plots on the city edge such as Lanseria and Diepsloot, and commercial sites where connections never reached. Conservancy tanks serve some new developments waiting for bulk services, and tanker trips to the Goudkoppies and Olifantsvlei works are common. Rocky ridges and clay mean soakaways drain slowly in summer storms. Honey sucker operators work from the southern and western industrial areas and cover most suburbs the same day, though peak weeks after heavy rain run behind. Ask what size tank you have before booking.
Typical soakaway requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a new or rebuilt soakaway for an older house whose pit has clogged or flooded
- Restaurants, shops and offices: pits for rural shops, filling stations and restaurants that are not on a sewer
- Estates and complexes: sizing pits for shared tanks on a complex, with a test report for the body corporate
- 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
- Smallholdings and plots: a larger pit or two linked pits on a smallholding with space but heavy clay soil
Local tips for Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, the most common systems are conservancy tanks on new sites, old septic tanks in older homes, grease traps in shops. Operators and suppliers mostly work from southern and western industrial areas, with tankers also running from Roodepoort. A useful tip: ask which works the load is tipped at and for a disposal slip.
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: clay and rocky ridges: soakaways drain slowly after summer rain.
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: Johannesburg and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.
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