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Soakaways in Kempton Park
Soakaway work in Kempton Park 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 Kempton Park 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 Kempton Park
Kempton Park sits around OR Tambo Airport, so septic and drainage work is divided between sewered suburbs such as Glen Marais and Bonaero Park, and the plots and holdings of Birch Acres' surrounds, Chloorkop, Spartan and Kaalfontein that rely on septic tanks. Airport-related logistics, guesthouses and warehouses add grease traps, bulk pump-outs and after-hours work. Soils are clayey with a high water table in wet years, so soakaways stall easily. Operators serve the area from Spartan, Isando and Edenvale and often reach customers the same day. Guesthouses near the airport should book regular pump-outs, since fully booked weeks produce sudden, heavy loads.
Typical soakaway requests in the area come from:
- Restaurants, shops and offices: pits for rural shops, filling stations and restaurants that are not on a sewer
- Smallholdings and plots: a larger pit or two linked pits on a smallholding with space but heavy clay soil
- Lodges, guesthouses and venues: larger or multiple pits that cope with peak guest numbers and seasonal overloading
- Houses: a new or rebuilt soakaway for an older house whose pit has clogged or flooded
- Factories, mines, sites and events: pits for site offices, depots and ablutions, sized for the number of workers
- Estates and complexes: sizing pits for shared tanks on a complex, with a test report for the body corporate
- Schools, churches and clinics: large pits for schools, clinics and churches, designed for heavy daytime use
Local tips for Kempton Park
Common here: grease traps and pump-outs for guesthouses and logistics, septic tanks on Chloorkop plots. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask about after-hours pump-outs if your guesthouse is fully booked most weeks. Help usually comes from operators based in Spartan, Isando and Edenvale.
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: heavy clay and a high water table in wet years: soakaways stall.
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: Kempton Park and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Kempton Park and surrounding areas, including Glen Marais, Bonaero Park, Birch Acres, Spartan, Chloorkop, Tembisa, Edenvale. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.
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