Phoning around for soakaway in Randfontein 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 Randfontein and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the work, travel, disposal and how soon they can come.
Soakaways in Randfontein
Soakaway work in Randfontein 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 Randfontein 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 Randfontein
Randfontein has an old mining history and a mix of sewered town areas and unsewered ones. Many holdings around Randgate, Greenhills and the farms toward Westonaria use septic tanks, while some industrial users rely on bulk tanker collection. Old mine ground and shallow rock make soakaways hard to dig, and some plots sit near dolomite, so leaks are best dealt with fast. Informal settlements in the wider municipality often use communal toilets serviced by tankers. Honey sucker operators work from the Randfontein industrial area and Aureus, with Krugersdorp crews close, and most jobs are done within two days. Ask for a written quote before the truck arrives.
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
- 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
- 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
Local tips for Randfontein
Common here: septic tanks on holdings and farms, bulk tanker collection for industrial sites. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask for a written quote including the disposal fee before the truck arrives. Help usually comes from operators in Randfontein industrial area and Aureus, with Krugersdorp crews nearby.
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: old mine ground and shallow rock in parts; dolomite near some plots.
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: Randfontein and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Randfontein and surrounding areas, including Greenhills, Randgate, Mohlakeng, Toekomsrus, Westonaria, Krugersdorp, Azaadville. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.
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