Cape Cod Excavating, Inc.
Septic Installation & Service in Provincetown, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 39 Court St, Provincetown, MA 02657
- Phone
- (508) 487-6213
- Website
- https://ccexcavating.com ↗
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About Cape Cod Excavating, Inc.
Cape Cod Excavating, Inc. is a Septic Installation & Service contractor based in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 39 Court St, Provincetown, MA 02657. It has a Google rating of 5.0 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Provincetown, Cape Cod Excavating, Inc. is within a short drive of Truro (7 mi), Wellfleet (13 mi), Eastham (18 mi), Brewster (22 mi), Orleans (23 mi) and Dennis (24 mi). Most Massachusetts septic installation & service contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Septic Installation & Service contractor in Provincetown
Septic work in Provincetown runs through the Provincetown Board of Health under Title 5 (310 CMR 15.00), alongside the town's municipal sewer rules. For lots outside the sewer area, a new system, repair, or leach-field replacement needs a Board of Health disposal works permit, a licensed installer, and a sanitarian- or engineer-stamped design. Under MassDEP's 2023 watershed-permit regulations, designated nitrogen-sensitive areas require nitrogen-reducing Innovative/Alternative (I/A) systems, and shoreline work draws Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act.
Provincetown septic costs run high because of Outer Cape labor, tight historic lots, seasonal demand, and nitrogen rules. For unsewered lots, a conventional replacement where allowed typically runs roughly $20,000–$38,000, while a nitrogen-reducing I/A system in a regulated area usually runs $30,000–$55,000 installed plus annual monitoring. A Title 5 inspection at sale typically runs a few hundred dollars up to about $1,000, and tank pumping a few hundred. Many downtown owners avoid these costs entirely by being on the municipal sewer instead.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential septic installation & service work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other septic installation & service contractor serving the town, on the Septic Services in Provincetown page.
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