Title 5 Inspection Service Area

Based in Wareham, working Title 5 inspections across Wareham, Marion, Rochester, Middleboro, Bridgewater, and Carver. Private septic systems are common ground across all six towns, and the same rule applies everywhere on this list: a Title 5 inspection is required by state regulation (310 CMR 15) at property transfer, within 2 years before the sale, or 3 with pumping records on file. State law puts local administration in each town's board of health, so specific requirements can vary town to town on top of that statewide floor. Wareham carries its own local wrinkle: the town's Board of Health classifies every cesspool as a failed system, automatically, the moment a Title 5 inspection is triggered. That regulatory criteria itself doesn't change from town to town: the septic tank, the distribution box if the system has one, and the leaching field, each checked against the same state inspection standard, wherever on this list you happen to be. Whichever of these towns your property is in, the standard is the same: a state-certified inspection against those criteria, a written price before the visit, and a report filed with your board of health. This site is inspection only. Pumping, repairs, and new system installation are different trades, and if that's what you need, you want a specialist in that specific work.

One standard, every town on this list

Wherever you are on this list, the standard is the same: a state-certified inspection against the actual regulatory criteria, a written price before the visit, and a report filed with your board of health within 30 days. That's worth asking for from any inspector you call. Homeowners around Wareham and Plymouth County report paying $400 to $800 for the inspection itself, most landing $400-600, sourced to their own reviews, not a national number. Not sure if your address is covered? Call and ask. And whichever town you're in, the same rule holds on every page of this site: if there isn't a real, sourced answer to give you, this site says so plainly instead of guessing. See the full cost breakdown or start here if your inspection already failed.