Septic Replacement
When a septic system fails, we install the new tank or drain field the county's repair permit calls for. Call or text (336) 516-7170 for a free quote.
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Greensboro runs its own water and sewer system. Out past the city's lines, from Browns Summit to McLeansville, homes run on septic systems and wells. Guilford County must approve the septic system before a new house can get a building permit. When an old system fails, the repair goes through the same county office.
JRC Construction is based in Burlington, and Greensboro is part of our service area. Septic system installation leads our work, for new houses and in place of systems that have failed. On a wooded lot, we can start with the land clearing for the house site and the drain field. Call or text (336) 516-7170 for a free quote in writing.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
Guilford County's planning office says water and sewer in the county come from several municipal systems. The City of Greensboro is first on its list. Greensboro Water Resources answers whether city water and sewer can reach a given property.
County staff reports spell out what lies past those lines. Near Huffine Mill Road by McLeansville, staff wrote that water and sewer come from private septic systems and wells. They wrote the same about NC 62 East near Climax, on the side of the county toward Burlington.
County zoning reflects that. Districts like RS-30 and RS-40 are meant for areas without public water and sewer. In September 2025, 15 of the 19 new-house permits from the county's permit office listed a private sewer. That month's permits ran along roads like Rankin Mill Road in McLeansville and Fairgrove Church Road in Browns Summit.
Guilford County Environmental Health does, through its On-site Wastewater Program. The program evaluates the soil and issues the Improvement Permit and the Construction Authorization. It also inspects each system once it is installed. Under state law, the building permit waits until the Construction Authorization is issued.
The steps follow the state rules, 15A NCAC 18E. A county specialist checks the soil with borings, and the owner may be asked to provide pits. When the county asks for pits, that is excavation work we can do. A site that passes gets an Improvement Permit, which shows the system type and where it goes.
The Construction Authorization sets the layout, down to the trench depth, and we build the system to it. The county inspects the work before it is covered with soil and issues the Operation Permit when it passes. Building permits come from the City of Greensboro inside the city and from Guilford County in unincorporated areas.
The ground around Greensboro is Piedmont clay. In the NRCS soil survey, Enon is the most common soil near the city. Out toward Browns Summit and McLeansville, Cecil leads. Enon forms from rocks like diorite and gabbro, and water moves slowly through its sticky clay subsoil.
NRCS rates the main soils near the city as very limited for septic drain fields, mostly for slow water movement. That is why the county's soil evaluation carries so much weight. What it finds decides whether a lot gets a conventional system or something like a low-pressure pipe system. The county describes that system as small pipe laid 12 to 14 inches deep, fed by a pump.
Systems with a pump get a county inspection on a schedule, every three years for low-pressure pipe. State rules require the finished grade over the drain field to shed surface water. Runoff and downspouts have to be diverted away from the system, and land grading does that job.
North of the city, Lake Brandt, Lake Higgins and Lake Townsend sit in water supply watersheds classed by the state. A City of Greensboro water supply intake sits at the Lake Townsend dam. Guilford County counts nine drinking water supply watersheds in all. The land nearest these lakes is a Watershed Critical Area, with rules set by tier.
In the county's jurisdiction, grading in Tier 1 or Tier 2 needs a grading permit. So does disturbing more than an acre. Guilford County also counts gravel as built-upon area, which the watershed rules limit. Near these lakes, size a gravel driveway with that in mind.
Parts of eastern Guilford County drain toward Lake Mackintosh, Burlington's main water reservoir. Burlington's water department lists the City of Greensboro as its largest water customer. Guilford County Planning and Development keeps a watershed map that shows where a lot falls. Inside the city limits, Greensboro Water Resources takes those questions.
Communities and areas we serve around Greensboro: Browns Summit, McLeansville, Whitsett, Gibsonville, Climax, Pleasant Garden, Oak Ridge, Lake Brandt, Lake Higgins, Lake Townsend, Guilford College, Irving Park.
Greensboro ZIP codes served: 27401, 27403, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27455, 27214, 27301.
Greensboro is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put a free quote in writing.
(336) 516-7170 When a septic system fails, we install the new tank or drain field the county's repair permit calls for. Call or text (336) 516-7170 for a free quote.
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Excavation for new house sites and the trenches for septic lines, within about 55 miles of Burlington. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.
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We clear wooded lots and acreage for a new house or a pasture. The stumps come out with the trees, and the brush is hauled off.
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Yard grading for drainage and site grading before a build. We shape the ground so rain runs away from the house.
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New gravel driveways and extensions for homes and land around Burlington. We also regrade worn driveways and top them with fresh crush and run.
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We dig footings to the plan for new homes, additions, garages and porches around Burlington. The trenches are ready for the footing inspection before any concrete goes in.
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We take down houses, garages, barns and sheds around Burlington and haul off what comes down. Call or text for a free quote in writing.
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We load and haul off construction and demolition debris around Burlington. We also haul storm wood and the brush piles from clearing.
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Overgrown fields and fence lines cut back to open ground with machines. Most people around Burlington call it bush hogging.
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New homes, remodels, additions and repairs within about 30 miles of Burlington. On our own builds, the site work comes from our excavation side.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Greensboro. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us where the job is and what you need done. Call or text (336) 516-7170, or send the form, for a free quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.