Drilling & boring
Electrical conduit drilling in Augusta
Power gets to the building underground. In Augusta the conduit for it goes under the parking lot, the driveway and the street by bore, not by cutting a trench across them.
Serving Augusta · Richmond County
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling and boring across Georgia; locates, bore plan and utility coordination handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →
What an electrical bore delivers
An electrical contractor on a site in Augusta needs conduit from the transformer pad or the pole to the meter base, the switchgear or the lighting circuit, and the shortest path is under finished pavement. A directional bore puts PVC or HDPE conduit, or a bundle of it, under that pavement from two small pits. The bore crew installs and proofs the conduit; the electrician pulls the conductors. For a utility, the same crew bores the primary feeder under roads along a new subdivision or a commercial strip. The conduit sizes, spacing and burial depth follow the electrical code and the utility's standard, and the bore plan follows those.
Typical electrical bores in Richmond County
- Service conduit from the utility transformer to a new building across a parking lot.
- Primary feeds along a road for a subdivision phase or a commercial development.
- Parking-lot and sports-field lighting circuits under paving and turf.
- EV charging feeds from the switchgear to the stalls, after the lot is already paved.
- Solar array conductors from the field to the interconnection, under drives and ditches.
- Generator, pump-station and irrigation power on municipal and industrial sites.
Working with Georgia Power, the EMCs and the inspector
Most of Georgia is served by Georgia Power or an electric membership cooperative, each with its own standard for conduit type, depth and the pad or riser the conduit ends at. The bore is drawn to that standard and to the local electrical inspector's requirements, and the conduit is left proofed with a pull string and a tracer where required. The crew files the Georgia 811 ticket and potholes congested crossings so the bore never runs blind through other utilities.
Why electrical contractors bring in a bore crew
The alternative is a saw-cut trench across a lot that was just paved, a schedule that waits on the patch, and a customer who notices. A bore takes a day, and the lot never changes. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. works with electrical contractors and utilities across Georgia; Davis Underground Solutions has recent power bores. Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.
Other drilling and boring services in Augusta
Directional Drilling Augusta
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for new underground utilities: steered bores under roads, driveways, parking lots, creeks and landscaping with no open trench.
Horizontal Boring Augusta
Horizontal boring for conduit, casing and carrier pipe where digging across a surface is not an option.
Auger Boring Augusta
Steel-cased auger bores for road, rail and railroad crossings that need a straight, on-grade casing.
Pipe Boring Augusta
Boring and pulling in HDPE or steel product pipe from a few inches up to large-diameter casings.
Fiber Optic Drilling Augusta
Directional drilling for fiber and communications duct: long bores, multiple ducts in one pull, tight easements.
Utility Drilling Augusta
Multi-utility installs for developers and utilities: power, gas, water, sewer and telecom on one site plan.
Sewer Line Drilling Augusta
Directional drilling and boring for new gravity-adjusted force mains, laterals and sewer crossings.
Water Main Drilling Augusta
HDD installation of new water mains and service lines, including creek and road crossings.
Gas Line Drilling Augusta
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Questions about electrical conduit drilling in Augusta
What depth does electrical conduit get in Augusta?+
To the electrical code minimum for the voltage and the conduit type, and deeper wherever the utility's standard or a road permit requires it. The locator confirms that depth at every rod.
Can several conduits go in one bore?+
Yes. A bundle is pulled back together through one reamed hole, with the conduits spaced and proofed afterward.
Do you pull the wire?+
The bore crew installs and proofs the conduit and leaves a pull string; the electrical contractor pulls and terminates the conductors.
Can you bore under a lot that is already paved and striped?+
Yes. Adding EV charging or lighting circuits to a finished lot without cutting it is a weekly job in Richmond County.
Where do I send the site plan for a quote?+
Through the form on this page, with the one-line diagram if you have it. Estimates are free, and calling (678) 264-3333 now is the quickest route.