Drilling & boring

Directional boring in Georgia

The compact-rig end of the trade: a water service under a driveway, power to a barn, conduit across a lot. Done in a morning, with the surface untouched.

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Serving all of Georgia

Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.

Directional drilling and boring across Georgia; locates, bore plan and utility coordination handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →

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Short bores, small pits

A large share of the calls that reach Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. from across Georgia are for runs under 200 feet: a service line from the main to the house, power to a detached building, a fiber drop, a sleeve under a new walk. A compact directional rig sets up in the driveway or on the shoulder, the pits are the size of a doormat, and the crew is gone by afternoon. The bore is still steered and tracked, so it clears the irrigation, the septic line and the existing services, and the lawn looks the same that evening.

Typical small bores

Water, gas or sewer service from the main to the building under the drive and the sidewalk.
Power to a shop, a well house, a dock, a gate, a pool or a guest house.
Fiber and low-voltage drops; conduit between buildings on a small commercial site.
Irrigation and lighting sleeves under walks, patios and pavers.
A failed service under a driveway replaced without breaking the slab.

Clay, sand, roots and rock

North Georgia lots bore through red clay until they find rock; south Georgia lots bore through sand that wants to cave until the fluid holds it. Old neighborhoods add big root systems and generations of forgotten pipe. The crew reads the lot, sets the depth and picks the bit before the pilot hole starts.

Who shows up

Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Powder Springs, west of Atlanta, and runs the whole state. Metro Atlanta and the counties around it are home range with no mobilization fee; Columbus, Macon, Augusta, Savannah, Albany, Valdosta and everywhere between are a quoted mobilization and a crew that has already been there. Being the drilling company that actually picks up the phone and shows up is most of why the company works across Georgia. Davis Underground Solutions has photos of recent residential bores. Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.

Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.

Other drilling and boring services in Georgia

Directional Drilling Georgia

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 Georgia

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.

Underground Drilling Georgia

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 Georgia

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 Georgia

PVC and HDPE electrical conduit bored under pavement for primary feeds, secondary services, site lighting and EV charging circuits.

Underground Conduit Drilling Georgia

Single ducts and multi-duct bundles pulled through one reamed bore: communications, power, controls and spares placed together under the obstacle.

Structured Cable Drilling Georgia

Conduit between buildings for structured cabling, campus networks, security and controls, bored under courtyards, drives and parking rather than cut across them.

Utility Drilling Georgia

Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.

Communications Drilling Georgia

Communications conduit and cable placed by directional drill: telecom, cable TV, cell-site backhaul and private networks, under roads and lots.

Missile Boring Georgia

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 Georgia

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.

Sewer, Water and Drain Lines Georgia

New water services and mains, sewer force mains and laterals, and storm drains installed under roads, driveways and yards without trenching them open.

Questions about directional boring in Georgia

How deep is a bore under a driveway?+

Usually three to four feet below the slab on private property; public rights-of-way are set by the permit.

Does the driveway have to be cut?+

No. The pits are on either side of it, in the lawn or a planting bed.

Can you bore under a septic field?+

Around it is the rule; under it only with a locate and a plan that keeps clear of the laterals.

How long does a service bore take?+

Most are done in a day, pits restored.

Free estimate?+

Yes. Call (678) 264-3333 or send the run through the form on this page.

Directional Boring by city in Georgia

Each community has its own page for this service. The crew, the method and the price are the same across the state; the page covers what is different about the ground and the permits there.