Sewer, Water and Drain Lines · Georgia
Sewer, Water and Drain Lines in Athens, GA
Owners, builders, utilities and public agencies in Athens call a boring contractor because something has to go in the ground where the surface is spoken for. Directional drilling and auger boring place conduit, casing and pipe beneath streets, slabs, rail and water from pits a few feet square.
Serving Athens · Georgia
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Sewer, water and drain lines and every other boring method, with locates, bore plan and permits handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →
Sewer, Water and Drain Lines in Athens: what gets installed
New water services and mains, sewer force mains and laterals, and storm drains installed under roads, driveways and yards without trenching them open.
Athens-Clarke County is Piedmont rock close to the surface in places, a university campus that never closes, and the Oconee crossings; Athens-Clarke Public Utilities and the University System are the usual owners.
How a bore in Athens is done
On a typical Athens job the crew sets an entry pit on one side of the obstruction and an exit pit on the other, confirms the 811 marks, potholes every crossing utility, and drills the pilot bore with a walkover locator reading the head at every rod. The hole is reamed, the line is pulled in, the drilling fluid is recovered with a vac truck, and the pits are restored the same day on most small jobs.
Hiring a sewer, water and drain lines contractor in Athens
Ask any contractor quoting Athens work whether the rig, the crew and the locating gear are their own, who files the 811 ticket and the right-of-way permit, and whether the estimate is free. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. answers yes to all three, is based in Powder Springs, and drills every county in Georgia with any mobilization quoted up front.
The full write-up for the state is on the sewer, water and drain lines page for Georgia.
Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Questions about sewer, water and drain lines in Athens
Can a failed water service be replaced without digging the driveway?+
Yes. A new service is bored beside the old one and connected at both ends.
Can a failed water service be replaced without digging the driveway?+
Yes. A new service is bored beside the old one and connected at both ends.
Is the estimate for Athens free?+
Yes. Call (678) 264-3333 now or send the run through the form on this page.
Other drilling and boring services in Athens
Directional Drilling Athens
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): a steered bore between two small pits that puts conduit, pipe and cable under roads, driveways, parking lots and landscaping with no open trench.
Horizontal Drilling Athens
Horizontal drilling for any line that has to cross something it cannot cut through: a street, a slab, a canal, a stand of trees. Entry pit, exit pit, nothing opened in between.
Directional Boring Athens
Directional boring is the small-rig end of HDD: short, shallow bores for service lines, sleeves and conduit on residential and light-commercial lots.
Underground Drilling Athens
Underground drilling for new utilities where the surface is spoken for: tracked, steered bores placed under whatever is already built on top.
Fiber Optic Cable Drilling Athens
Fiber duct and drop conduit installed by directional drill for carriers, co-ops, campuses and developments: long shots along the right-of-way, short shots to the building.
Electrical Conduit Drilling Athens
PVC and HDPE electrical conduit bored under pavement for primary feeds, secondary services, site lighting and EV charging circuits.
Underground Conduit Drilling Athens
Single ducts and multi-duct bundles pulled through one reamed bore: communications, power, controls and spares placed together under the obstacle.
Structured Cable Drilling Athens
Conduit between buildings for structured cabling, campus networks, security and controls, bored under courtyards, drives and parking rather than cut across them.
Utility Drilling Athens
Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.
Communications Drilling Athens
Communications conduit and cable placed by directional drill: telecom, cable TV, cell-site backhaul and private networks, under roads and lots.
Missile Boring Athens
Missile boring (pneumatic piercing) drives a steel mole through the soil for short, straight, shallow runs under a driveway or sidewalk: the quickest way to sleeve a lawn or a walk.
Auger Boring and Drilling Athens
Cased auger bores for road, highway and railroad crossings and for gravity sewer that has to hold an exact grade: a straight steel casing jacked from a pit.
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