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Our team is experienced and is able to handle any septic, aeration tank, or septic line issues that you might need assistance with.
Skelcher-Milani Septic Service is committed to providing residents of Carbondale, IL, and surrounding communities with excellent service. Our team is experienced and is able to handle any septic, aeration tank, or septic line issues that you might need assistance with.
Customer satisfaction is the number-one priority for our team. This is why we focus on providing our customers with high-quality and reliable service whenever they call.
At Skelcher-Milani Septic Service, we are fully licensed and insured and our team of experienced professionals is ready to provide the best quality service for all septic issues that homeowners may have to deal with. In order to make sure that your home’s septic system is running at its peak efficiency, it is vital that you maintain your system. This will allow it to run at peak efficiency and help prevent problems from occurring down the road.
We at Skelcher-Milani Septic Service are trusted and experienced local experts when it comes to septic system installations and repairing or upgrading existing systems for customers throughout southern Illinois. Our professionals can troubleshoot your system and let you know of the repairs that may be necessary.
Our team of professionals utilizes the newest septic pumping equipment in order to provide our customers with the best quality of work. The equipment we use helps break up solids before the pump for greater results.
Every septic system is made of a variety of different parts and pieces. Sometimes those accessory pieces become cracked or broken, which is not good for your system. This is why our team at Skelcher-Milani has all of the septic system accessories that you would need!
Buying a property or owning a property is a big step. However, ensuring that the septic system is in good order and doesn’t need repairs is also very important. This is why our team of professionals is able to perform an inspection of the septic system before you buy the property. Give our team a call today to learn more!
It is important to make sure that your home’s septic system is running at its peak efficiency. Our team at Skelcher-Milani provides our clients with an annual maintenance program. Which includes physical inspection of your entire system and more.
Restaurants throughout southern Illinois have to properly maintain their grease traps. When you have an issue or need your grease trap pumped out, our team at Skelcher-Milani Septic Services are here to help.
In 1967, Klein Skelcher started the Skelcher’s Concrete Products company located in Carbondale, IL. Klein and his sons, Mike & Cliff Skelcher, offered concrete septic tanks for sale and were early adopters of Jet aeration systems. Soon after, Skelchers Concrete became an authorized dealer of Jet and produced concrete Jet Aeration Systems at their plant. For over 50 years, Skelchers Concrete Products has served the Southern Illinois region with expert wastewater treatment solutions.
The Skelcher family retired from the business and sold Skelcher’s Concrete Products to Jeff Collins in January of 2014. The company continued to manufacture and offer installation, service, and sales for Jet Aeration Systems. The new owners didn’t change anything and continued to offer repairs, maintenance, and replacement on any type of aeration or septic system.
In 2015 Jeff acquired the Milani Septic Services company that was based in Herrin, IL. The company name was then officially changed to Skelcher-Milani Septic Service. By combining these two companies, we are able to offer tank pumping services and also added two lines of fiberglass tanks to our products. The first of which is the Nayadic aeration systems which are fiberglass and fit easily into difficult terrain or tight lots. The other system is the Multiflow aeration system which is also fiberglass and features a filter sock array that offers superb filtration if the system is properly maintained.
Skelcher-Milani Septic Services has evolved over time to offer the most complete septic-related services throughout Southern Illinois. We are driven to give our customers all of the solutions for their toughest septic needs in a cost-effective and timely manner. We strive to do this now and for the next 50+ years!
Pricing is determined by many factors;
• The number of bedrooms in the home determines the size of the system. (500 Gallon Per day to 1500 gallon per day.)
• The type of system wanted. IE Septic tank with leach field, sand filter or lagoon, or an aeration system.
• Any system with subsurface seepage will require a soil scientist to read the soils on the site to determine suitability for subsurface drainage. This is an extra cost payable to the soil scientist.
• The discharge pipe total run length, over 100 feet, incurs extra price.
• Permit prices vary by county.
• A lot under 1 acre in size may require variances and possibly underground infiltration.
• The terrain can affect the price. Flat lots may require a lift station, at extra cost.
• A basic Aeration installation for 4 bedrooms or less, on a lot with sufficient grade to surface discharge the system, that is also 1 or more acres start around $7,500.00. Special circumstances and 10 bedrooms could push the price to around the $20,000.00 ballpark.
• We offer free estimates on system installations and prefer to visit the site to give an accurate estimate.
For sizing septic tank systems in Illinois;
750 gallon septic tank will service a 1 or 2 bedroom home
1000 gallon septic tank will service a 3 bedroom home
1250 gallon septic tank will service a 4 bedroom home
1500 gallon septic tank. will service a 5 bedroom home
1750 gallon septic tank will service a 6 bedroom home
2000 gallon septic tank will service a 7 bedroom home
8 or more bedrooms requires multiple tanks and county approval.
Yes, a permit from your county is required for new septic installations and replacements. Septic repairs may also need a permit to document the work being done at the county level.
Most of our installations are completed in a single day. Some of the more complex installations may take a couple of days to complete.
As a homeowner you can install a septic system yourself. A permit will be needed and an onsite inspection by the county will be expected before covering your work. If you hire someone to complete the installation, they must hold a valid installers license to legally complete the work. In some Counties a county license is also required.
