Drilling & boring
Fiber-optic drilling contractors in Savannah
Fiber builds in Georgia are an underground job. The duct goes in by bore, street by street and drop by drop, with the surface left as it was.
Serving Savannah · Chatham County
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling and boring across Georgia; locates, bore plan and utility coordination handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →
Fiber goes underground by bore
A fiber route through Savannah is mostly a conduit route. The carrier or electric co-op designs the path; a drilling crew installs the duct under sidewalks, driveways, road crossings and front yards, then the cable is blown or pulled through it later. The bore is shallow and fast on a residential street, with pits every few hundred feet and a vac truck managing the fluid. Where the route crosses a county road or a state route the crew drills deeper to the permit, and where it crosses a railroad a cased bore is used. Service drops from the pedestal to the house are the smallest bore there is and the one that makes or breaks a neighborhood build, because every yard belongs to someone watching.
Work we see in Chatham County
- Distribution routes for fiber-to-the-home builds in subdivisions and along county roads.
- Service drops from the handhole to the house, under the driveway.
- Campus and hospital backbone duct between buildings and across parking lots.
- Cell-site and small-cell backhaul conduit to the pole or the tower.
- Duct banks for data-center and business-park connections.
Duct, microduct and pulling it later
The crew pulls in whatever the design calls for: single HDPE duct, a bundle of ducts, or microduct for later blowing. The duct is proofed with a mandrel and left with a pull string or tracer wire, and the handholes and pedestals are set at the design spacing. Because the duct is in before the cable, a damaged section is replaced by pulling new duct, not by splicing glass. Georgia's red clay bores cleanly; the rock under the Piedmont and the wet sand of the Coastal Plain both call for the right fluid mix, which is a planning question answered before the first pit.
A crew that keeps the schedule
Fiber contracts are paid by the foot and run on a calendar. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. drills fiber across Georgia with its own rigs and crews, keeps Georgia 811 tickets and locates ahead of the drill, and produces the as-built the carrier needs. Davis Underground Solutions shows recent fiber work. Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Other drilling and boring services in Savannah
Directional Drilling Savannah
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for new underground utilities: steered bores under roads, driveways, parking lots, creeks and landscaping with no open trench.
Horizontal Boring Savannah
Horizontal boring for conduit, casing and carrier pipe where digging across a surface is not an option.
Auger Boring Savannah
Steel-cased auger bores for road, rail and railroad crossings that need a straight, on-grade casing.
Pipe Boring Savannah
Boring and pulling in HDPE or steel product pipe from a few inches up to large-diameter casings.
Electrical Conduit Drilling Savannah
Bores for primary and secondary power conduit, lighting circuits and site electrical feeds.
Utility Drilling Savannah
Multi-utility installs for developers and utilities: power, gas, water, sewer and telecom on one site plan.
Sewer Line Drilling Savannah
Directional drilling and boring for new gravity-adjusted force mains, laterals and sewer crossings.
Water Main Drilling Savannah
HDD installation of new water mains and service lines, including creek and road crossings.
Gas Line Drilling Savannah
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Questions about fiber optic drilling in Savannah
What depth is fiber duct placed at in Savannah?+
Typically 24 to 36 inches on private property and in the right-of-way, deeper under roads and wherever the county or GDOT permit sets a minimum.
Can you bore drops in finished yards?+
Yes. That is the standard drop: a small pit at the handhole and another at the house, a short bore under the driveway and the yard, and the grass put back.
Do you also pull or blow the cable?+
The duct installation and proofing are the bore crew's job; cable placement is coordinated with the carrier's splicing contractor or done under the same contract when requested.
What about rock on the route?+
Piedmont granite and gneiss are drilled with rock tooling. It is a production-rate question, planned per shot, not a reason to trench.
Can I get pricing per foot for a route?+
Yes, once the route drawing and the ground are known. Estimates are free: call (678) 264-3333 now or send the drawing through the form on this page.