Areas We Cover

Crowe, Inc. services a 50 mile radius around Roanoke, Virginia.

Mission Statement

Over the years in the septic business, we have come to realize how little home owners know about their septic systems. We also understand that our future environment and water quality is affected by the lack of proper maintenance of septic systems. Because of this, Crowe, Inc.'s goal is to assist in educating consumers on these matters. We are focusing on teaching customers how their systems operate, how to maintain them and how often to have their septic system cleaned. Such knowledge can help to prevent unnecessary costly repairs, even prolong the life of the septic system. This information will make them aware of how harmful septic leakage is to the safety of our environment. Crowe, Inc .strives to treat our customers in a manor that we feel we would like to be treated. We will continue to explain what we do, why it is done and move forward with the customers approval. In the past 40 years Crowe has grown by using these same principals and we plan to continue to do our best to achieve customer satisfaction and understanding.

Company History

We are proud to say that our company is the oldest septic cleaning and repair business in the Roanoke area. The business began over 40 years ago by our father, George Crowe driving a 1945 Ford truck in the Hollins area. So of course the company went by the name Hollins Septic. With George's good work ethics and cheerful personality, the increasing demands on the company grew to where his eldest son, Tommy Crowe came on board. They have grown from septic and grease trap cleaning, small repairs to large repairs and new installations. Over the next couple of years Tommy took over the company changing the name to Crowe Septic Tank. The company continued to grow, hiring more employees and increasing the services offered to our customers. Tommy later moved the company to Roanoke Industrial Center where it continues to operate. As you will see from the following information, we have expanded into a full service company. We are active members VOWRA -- Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Member number #549 NOWRA National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Member Number #11375 NAWT National Association of Wastewater Transporter Inspectors #'s 1117446 IC & 1117446 IC

Photos of Crowe Septic at Work

	The sludge was so thick in the distribution box that the technician could stand a shovel in it. As you can see it is a tar like substance where there is only to be the waste water. The holding tank had not been maintained allowing the hard materials to flow over to the distribution area. The owner had to replace the absorption area.
	Septic holding tanks vary in depth. They can range from just inches to several feet deep. We have located septic tanks as deep as 10 to 13 feet deep. Any septic tank lid that is anywhere from 30" to 36" from the surface of the ground is required by Health Department code to have a manhole access port and lid.
	Thin wall pipe was used for this output line. It was installed too deep for this type of line. The pressure of the ground caused the line to collapse, crack open and allowing roots to grow inside. The line eventually completely stopped up.
	When a line is stopped up and the septic tank is deep, it is difficult to use the usual methods to locate the tank or distribution box. Unfortunately such time require digging to locate them. In this picture the output line needed to be replaced as well as the septic tank located.
	Once the lid to the septic tank is removed, our technician's can tell you the condition of the septic tank. This tank is in poor condition. As you can see the septic levels are too high to the point that waste fluids are up into the output tee, with roots are growing in the tank.
	Roots being pulled out of a distribution box.
	What appears to be 2 lines coming into this distribution box are actually roots growing into the header lines. The prior photo showed the roots that were pulled from this distribution box that allowed us to see these roots.