Customline Excavating (Fraser Valley Septic)
A Langley septic company that plans, installs, inspects and pumps systems with its own excavators and a branded vacuum truck, working under the name Fraser Valley Septic.
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- Where
- Langley-based and mobile; it serves the Lower Mainland, including Surrey, Maple Ridge and Abbotsford
- Also known as
- Fraser Valley Septic, the name on its website and trucks
- Good to know
- Free estimates on installs. Maintenance plans start at $43 a month on their site
Do you know when your septic tank was last pumped? If the answer is “no idea”, that’s the pitch Customline makes. Its pumping page says most homes need a pump-out every three to five years, and that slow drains, a smell in the yard or soggy ground near the tank are reasons to call sooner.
One company for the whole job
Plenty of septic work gets split between a designer, an installer and a pumper. Customline says it handles all of it:
- Planning: soil testing, then stamped plans submitted to the health authority. It says its designers are qualified through ASTTBC, the provincial septic association.
- Installation: with its own heavy equipment. Its project photos show tanks, gravel beds and drain-field trenches going in on rural properties and at a vineyard.
- Maintenance and repair: monthly plans listed on the site, starting at $43 a month, including sludge and scum measurements, filter cleaning and a pump-out every three years.
- Inspections and pumping: useful if you’re buying or selling a rural property.
The people
Its About page describes a second-generation, family-owned business. Lance Holcombe is listed as founder and installer, Kevan Ramdin as principal and designer, and the team includes a maintenance and inspection specialist, designers, operators and an operations coordinator.
Practical notes
- Call 778-721-8199. Google lists weekday hours, 8 to 4; call to confirm.
- Installation estimates are free, per the site.
- Septic work usually needs a permit and plans filed first, which is what the planning service covers.
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