Septic tank lids are normally set in the range of four inches to four feet deep into the ground.

Hiding septic tank lids. Place a light statue, bird bath or potted. See more ideas about septic tank covers, front yard, outdoor gardens. There are several measures to take in correcting or disguising your septic tank.

Measure the height of the septic. Cover the hole on one side with scrap plywood or sheet metal. Then drill holes in the tire and add rope handles.

But i need to do this without making it difficult for the septic tank pump guy, when he pays us a visit every couple years. What to do with an area that has exposed septic tank lids. Plant tall grasses or shrubbery around your septic tank.

Place a large obelisk over it and plant a climbing plant to grow up the obelisk. In my second post on this project, i showed how we prepared the gravel bed for a paver border. These range from the use of decorative fake rocks, planting native grasses with fibrous root.

The do’s for hiding your septic tank plant tall native grasses with fibrous roots around the opening to conceal the tank lid from view. Trim the turf back from the tank lid. This option works very well with short pipes near the ground.

Our septic tanks are within 15 feet of our front porch and. Alternative methods of finding the septic tank lid use the sewer line and probes. The question of how to hide the square lid of the septic tank, hatch or other not too cute, but very necessary device, worries many.