Milton, Georgia
Crawl space and drainage work in Milton
Milton homeowners can call the number on this page to reach an independent local waterproofing company. One fact about Milton shapes almost every outdoor part of the job: the septic system.
You talk with an independent local waterproofing company. Roswell Crawl Space is a referral service and does none of the work itself.
Find the tank and the drainfield before the visit
The City of Milton does not provide sewer service. Its water, sewer and septic page puts it simply: if you live in Milton and do not pay for sewer, you are likely on a septic system, and its upkeep is the homeowner's responsibility.
A drainfield is a set of buried pipes in soil that must stay loose and fairly dry to do its work. That rules out three things a drainage plan might otherwise include. No trench cut through the field. No machine driven across it. No sump or downspout outlet that empties onto it, because a field flooded with rainwater stops taking in what the tank sends.
Georgia 811 will not help here. The utilities mark their own lines, and lines to a septic system are private. If you have no drawing of yours, a septic company can locate the tank and the field.
Wet ground that is not a drainage problem
A soggy patch with a sewage smell, or grass that grows lush over one strip in a dry month, points to the septic system and not to rain. A French drain there would carry untreated water away from where it is meant to soak in. Call a septic company about that patch first.
The reverse also happens. Roof water or a pump outlet aimed at the field can make a healthy septic system back up. If the trouble with drains indoors began after a change to gutters or grading, mention it on the call.
Runoff from a road or a neighboring lot
Milton's Public Works staff evaluate stormwater issues as part of the city's stormwater program. If water arrives from a public road or its ditch, raise it with them as well as with a contractor.
For the house itself, the usual pages apply: crawl space repair for standing water, encapsulation for damp air, and yard drainage once you know where the septic field lies.