Serving Birmingham and all of Alabama
Directional drilling contractors in Birmingham, AL
Horizontal directional drilling, auger boring and pipe boring in Birmingham: conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines put under roads, driveways and landscaping without an open trench.
Directional drilling in Birmingham is how new conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines get under a road, a driveway or a yard without anyone opening a trench across it. A small pit at each end, a steered bore between them, and the pipe is pulled back through the hole. The surface stays as it was, traffic keeps moving and the landscaping survives.
In Alabama the listed contractor is Davis Underground Solutions, Inc., based in Powder Springs, Georgia, which drills across the Southeast and quotes any mobilization up front. See Davis Underground Solutions's Alabama drilling page for the crew, the equipment and recent projects, or call (855) 520-2670; estimates are free.
Serving Birmingham and all of Alabama
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling, auger boring and utility installation; locates, bore plan and permits handled. It's boring. But we dig it.
What is in the ground in Birmingham
Birmingham drills through chert, limestone and shale in the Jones Valley with hard rock on Red Mountain and the ridges and old mine workings in places. Water-main renewal, fiber and utility work along US 280 and I-459 keep bores active, and crossings of I-65, I-20 and the rail corridors need ALDOT or city permits.
Fiber backbone along the I-65 corridor, water-system renewal in older county systems, and crossings of the Tennessee, Coosa and Alabama rivers keep drilling crews busy. Locate requests in Alabama go through Alabama 811; crossings of state routes are permitted by ALDOT.
How a bore in Birmingham is done
A bore in Birmingham is planned backward from what the pipe can tolerate. The bend radius of the product, the depth the permit requires under a Alabama road or a creek, and the soil along the path set the entry angle and the length. The pilot pass is steered and tracked from the surface; one or more reaming passes open the hole, and the pipe or conduit is pulled back through on the last pass with a swivel so it does not twist.
Hiring a drilling contractor in Birmingham
Ask any contractor quoting work in Birmingham for the bore plan, not just a price per foot. It should show depth, entry and exit points, the soil they expect and how they will handle fluid. Ask who owns the rig and who is on the crew, whether they carry the permits for Alabama road or rail crossings, and what happens if the bore meets rock or an unmarked line. Written answers to those questions tell you more than the number at the bottom.
See HDD contractors covering Alabama on the Davis Underground Solutions site for the crew, the rigs and the jobs they have run.
Estimates are free. Call now: (855) 520-2670.
Drilling and boring services in Birmingham
Each page explains one method or utility type: what gets installed, how deep, what the permit requires and what moves the price.
Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for new underground utilities: steered bores under roads, driveways, parking lots, creeks and landscaping with no open trench.
Directional Drilling explained →
Horizontal Boring
Horizontal boring for conduit, casing and carrier pipe where digging across a surface is not an option.
Horizontal Boring explained →
Auger Boring
Steel-cased auger bores for road, rail and railroad crossings that need a straight, on-grade casing.
Auger Boring explained →
Pipe Boring
Boring and pulling in HDPE or steel product pipe from a few inches up to large-diameter casings.
Pipe Boring explained →
Fiber Optic Drilling
Directional drilling for fiber and communications duct: long bores, multiple ducts in one pull, tight easements.
Fiber Optic Drilling explained →
Electrical Conduit Drilling
Bores for primary and secondary power conduit, lighting circuits and site electrical feeds.
Electrical Conduit Drilling explained →
Utility Drilling
Multi-utility installs for developers and utilities: power, gas, water, sewer and telecom on one site plan.
Utility Drilling explained →
Sewer Line Drilling
Directional drilling and boring for new gravity-adjusted force mains, laterals and sewer crossings.
Sewer Line Drilling explained →
Water Main Drilling
HDD installation of new water mains and service lines, including creek and road crossings.
Water Main Drilling explained →
Gas Line Drilling
Bores for new natural gas mains and services, coordinated with the utility and its operator-qualification rules.
Gas Line Drilling explained →
Questions we hear in Birmingham
Does the drilling fluid harm my yard or the creek in Birmingham?+
Standard drilling fluid is bentonite clay and water, the same material used in pond liners. It is contained in the pits and hauled away or recycled. Crews watch for inadvertent returns, where fluid finds a path to the surface, and stop and contain them; near waterways in Alabama that is a permit condition.
Who calls 811 before a bore in Birmingham?+
The contractor files the locate request with Alabama 811 a few business days before drilling, and the public utilities mark their lines on the ground. Private lines on your property, such as irrigation, septic, propane or lighting, are not marked by 811 and need a private locator or your own knowledge of the site.
What happens if the drill hits rock in Birmingham?+
An experienced crew plans for the ground they expect from local experience and any borings or utility records, and brings rock tooling if the area is known for it. If rock shows up unexpectedly, the bore may be slowed, redesigned deeper or shallower, or switched to a rock-capable head. Ask how rock is handled in the quote before work starts.
How do I get a directional drilling estimate in Birmingham?+
Call Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. at (855) 520-2670; estimates are free, and the crew that answers is the one that does the work. Have the length of the run, what is going in the ground and what it crosses ready, and a site walk will usually confirm the price.
More Alabama cities
Every listed city in Alabama has its own page; the Alabama page covers the state's ground, permits and contractor.