Published only after a state source set, local override note, and homeowner action path exist.
Methodology
How pages earn the right to be public.
SepticPath is built around records, permit paths, buyer diligence, and conservative planning estimates. A page should change the next action, expose the file path, or narrow uncertainty with a visible source trail.
Records, permit, buyer, inspection, replacement, and cost pages tied back to state context.
Local file paths for county-level records, request methods, and quote gates.
Distinct source records currently backing the public research layer.
Operating rules
The bar is task completion, not page count.
A page needs a job beyond ranking.
The target reader must be obvious: buyer, seller, owner, agent, or contractor. If the page cannot tell that user what to pull, ask, or verify next, it should not be a money page.
Browse coverageOfficial-source context comes before estimate confidence.
State rules, county records offices, delegated authority pages, forms, and file request paths are preferred over generic cost claims. Weak source coverage widens the answer instead of pretending certainty.
Read source policyCounty pages must add local workflow detail.
A county page needs an office path, records path, request method, low-end breaker, and a next action that a real user can take from the page.
Open county routesThe estimate is downstream of the file.
The cost calculator and state guides are used after the record, permit, buyer, or site-risk question is clearer. This keeps the site from over-selling fake precision.
Open estimator
Coverage board
Strongest live workflow backbones
These states currently have the deepest blend of state workflow pages, county file paths, source count, confidence, and verification date.
| State | Workflow pages | County pages | Source depth | Confidence | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut CT | 10 | 0 | 4 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-09 |
| Florida FL | 10 | 0 | 5 sources | Moderate confidence | 2026-03-09 |
| Massachusetts MA | 10 | 0 | 5 sources | Moderate confidence | 2026-03-09 |
| Pennsylvania PA | 10 | 0 | 3 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-09 |
| Rhode Island RI | 7 | 0 | 5 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-10 |
| Alaska AK | 6 | 0 | 5 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-10 |
| Arkansas AR | 6 | 0 | 4 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-10 |
| Delaware DE | 6 | 0 | 6 sources | High confidence | 2026-03-10 |
Methodology only matters if it changes publishing behavior.
Use these standards to decide what gets built next: add pages only when they create a better file path, stronger local routing, or a more honest planning range.
What this prevents
- Publishing a page that only swaps the state or county name.
- Letting an estimate outrank the permit file, county record, or local authority path.
- Scaling pages faster than the source layer can support them.