Seramur and Associates, PC uses geophysical surveys to complete subsurface investigations. These are useful in locating septic tanks and drain fields, buried heating oil tanks, and assessing soil conditions associated with foundation settling.

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can quickly follow the waste line out of a house to the septic tank. Septic tanks are clearly imaged with the GPR system. A septic drain field can be mapped across the property to assist in designing repair areas for failed septic systems.

Foundation settling problems are not uncommon in the Southern Appalachians particularly when a structure is designed on an unstable slope. The GPR system can image through a concrete slab and identify and identify void space from the failing soil material. This assists the geotechnical engineer in designing a remediation strategy for the foundation.