Drilling & boring
Water line drilling in Savannah
Of every utility that gets bored under Savannah, water is the one that takes to it best: a full, pressurized pipe follows the arc of the bore without complaint, and a fused string has nothing under the road that can leak.
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 →
A single piece of pipe, no joints under the road
The crew fuses the HDPE sticks into one length on the surface, lays it out beyond the receiving pit, and once the pilot hole is reamed to size, pulls the whole string back through to the rig side. Fusible PVC is handled the same way for utilities that standardize on it. What ends up under the pavement is continuous pipe, pressure-rated to the system's class, with tracer wire alongside so it can be found later. The only joints are at the two ends, where the tap is made and the meter or the valve is set, and both of those are in open pits where they can be inspected.
Who needs a water bore in Chatham County
Homeowners with a failing galvanized or polybutylene service that runs under a driveway they would rather keep. Builders putting a house on an infill lot whose main is on the other side of the road. Developers extending a main along a county road for the next phase of a subdivision. Water utilities replacing mains where every crossing of a road, a creek or a railroad is specified as no-dig. Property managers running a fire service or an irrigation main under a parking lot that was paved last year.
How the utility's standard shapes the job
A water authority or city system in Georgia will specify the pipe class, how much cover it wants under a road, where the tracer wire terminates, who makes the tap and where the meter box goes. The design driver here is traffic loading and the utility's own rulebook rather than frost, which is shallow in Georgia. Fusion joints are made by a qualified operator with records kept when the utility asks for them. The finished line is pressure tested; a main is additionally flushed, chlorinated and sampled before it is put in service. Permits and inspection calls are the contractor's job.
Why a bore beats a trench for water here
North of the Fall Line a trench across a driveway runs into rock a few feet down, and the driveway has to be rebuilt afterward. South of it the sand will not hold a trench open, and the water table is often right there. A directional bore solves both: it passes under the rock problem and keeps the hole full of fluid through the sand. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. bores water services and mains across Chatham County and the rest of Georgia with its own rigs and fusion equipment; Davis Underground Solutions has photos of recent crossings. 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.
Fiber Optic Drilling Savannah
Directional drilling for fiber and communications duct: long bores, multiple ducts in one pull, tight easements.
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.
Gas Line Drilling Savannah
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Questions about water main drilling in Savannah
Will my driveway have to be cut to replace the water service?+
No. A pit at the meter and a pit at the house are all that is opened; the new line is drilled under the driveway and the yard between them.
What is the largest water main you bore?+
By directional drilling, mains of 12 inches and larger depending on the length of the pull and the rig; bigger crossings are done as a carrier pipe inside an auger-bored casing.
Does the water utility do the tap and set the meter?+
In most Georgia systems, yes, or it witnesses the work. The bored service is left ready at the meter pit for them.
What testing is done before the line is used?+
A pressure test to the utility's standard on every line; mains are also flushed, disinfected and sampled for bacteria before they go live.
How do I get a price?+
Call (678) 264-3333 now, or describe the run from the meter to the building in the form on this page. The estimate is free and the site walk follows within days.