Urgent Help for Josh's Leach Field that clappsed

Update! Breaking ground and starting work. Hi my name is Cody Bailey, and Im a friend of Josh Sauntman. Him and his family are in a tough spot! As we all know septic work can be very pricey. So my wife and I are hoping to raise money to help them out with their bill. They got quoted $8,000-$10,000 for the repair. Here is their story.

So, you won't believe this crazy plumbing saga my friend Josh and his family went through. It all started at night, of course, because that's when these things always happen. They had a leak in their bathroom, when he went to flush the toilet. It turns out, the leak was just a loose connection behind the toilet – an easy fix. He tightened it up, turned the water back on, and everything seemed fine.

Fast forward about 45 minutes, and Trenton (Josh and Melissas son) hops in the shower. He comes out yelling that the drain is backing up. Josh figures it's just a simple clog, tells him to use the other bathroom. Trenton comes back a few minutes later, looking panicked – that drain was backed up too! So, Josh goes to check the cleanout, and wouldn't you know it, there's water pooling around it. Definitely not a good sign.

The next morning, his wife's dad, comes over to help. They snaked every drain they could find, but no luck. They couldn't find the clog. So, Josh calls out a plumbing company. They pump out the tank and run a camera through the leach field. And that's when they discovered the real problem: the leach field was completely saturated. Which, as they explained, usually means it's failed.

The plumbers came back the next day, dug some inspection holes, and confirmed the worst. The leach field was partially collapsed and riddled with roots. Talk about a shitty situation – no pun intended! What a mess. End of story, and it was definitely a crappy one.

Hearing Josh's story really made me feel empathy for what he is going though. If I knew how to do a leach field I would do it myself, but let's leave it to the professionals.

So we are fundraising money to pay for the repairs.