Drilling & boring

Electrical conduit drilling in Georgia

The electrician has the drawings and a deadline. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. puts the conduit in the ground on schedule so the pull can happen.

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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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Conduit by bore

Power conduit in Georgia goes in under something more often than not: a parking lot that cannot be closed, a state route, a railroad siding, a creek between the transformer and the building. A directional bore places PVC, HDPE or steel conduit beneath it from two pits, singly or as a bundle, with sweeps that keep the pull within the code's bend limits. The crew works to the electrical contractor's plan and hands back conduit that is proofed and capped.

Electrical work across the state

Service and feeder conduit from the utility transformer to the switchgear.
Duct banks between buildings on plants, campuses, hospitals and bases.
Site lighting, sign and gate circuits under parking lots and entrances.
EV charging circuits across lots paved before chargers existed.
Solar farm collection circuits and interconnects under roads and ditches.
Distribution conduit for Georgia Power, the EMCs and the municipal electric systems.

Ground

Georgia is three different drilling states stacked on top of each other. North of the Fall Line, which runs roughly Columbus to Macon to Augusta, the Piedmont puts red clay over saprolite over granite and gneiss, and the rock can sit a few feet down or forty. South of that line the Coastal Plain is sand, clay and marl with a high water table and almost no rock. In the northwest corner the ridges are limestone and shale, with the caves to prove it. The bit, the fluid and the production rate all change with the region, which is why the first question on any estimate is the address.

Permits

Right-of-way permits come from whoever owns the road: GDOT for state routes and interstates through its seven districts, the county public works department for county roads, the city for city streets, Norfolk Southern and CSX for rail crossings, the Corps of Engineers and Georgia EPD where a bore passes under a navigable river or a protected wetland, and the airport or base authority on federal ground. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. prepares the bore plan the permit asks for and files it.

Who comes out

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 the rigs and the project list. 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.

Directional Boring Georgia

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 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.

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 electrical conduit drilling in Georgia

What conduit can be bored in?+

Schedule 40 and 80 PVC, HDPE and rigid steel, from one to six inches, singly or bundled.

Can the bore hold the bend radius the code requires?+

Yes. The entry and exit angles and the depth are planned around the conduit's minimum radius before the rig is set.

Who provides the conduit?+

Either side; many electrical contractors supply their own and the crew installs it.

Is a locate still needed on private property?+

Yes. Georgia 811 covers the utilities' lines; private lines on the site are located separately before the bore.

How do I get a price?+

Call (678) 264-3333 now or send the plan through the form. Estimates are free.

Electrical Conduit Drilling 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.