J Hockman Inc. Excavating & Septic System Services
Septic Installation & Service in Norfolk, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 11 Sherwood Rd, Norfolk, MA 02056
- Phone
- (508) 384-1400
- Website
- https://pumperguys.com ↗
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About J Hockman Inc. Excavating & Septic System Services
J Hockman Inc. Excavating & Septic System Services is a Septic Installation & Service contractor based in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at 11 Sherwood Rd, Norfolk, MA 02056. 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 Norfolk, J Hockman Inc. Excavating & Septic System Services is within a short drive of Foxborough (4 mi), Wrentham (4 mi), Walpole (4 mi), Franklin (6 mi), Plainville (6 mi) and Sharon (6 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 Norfolk
Septic in Norfolk is governed by Title 5 (310 CMR 15.00). The Norfolk Board of Health issues the disposal works construction permit, and a witnessed deep-hole and percolation test must establish soil and groundwater conditions before design. A registered sanitarian or professional engineer stamps the plan, and a licensed installer builds it. With the Stop River, the Charles headwaters, and extensive wetlands in town, Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act is common. A Title 5 inspection is required before most property transfers.
Septic costs in Norfolk run at eastern-Massachusetts suburban rates, above central and western MA but below Cape pricing. A conventional gravity replacement typically runs roughly $20,000–$32,000, while high groundwater near the Stop River or wetlands setbacks can force a pressure-dosed or mounded system at $30,000 or more. A Title 5 inspection runs a few hundred to about $1,000, perc and soil testing a few hundred to over a thousand, and tank pumping a few hundred. Wetlands constraints and groundwater are the main cost drivers here.
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 Norfolk page.
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