Serving Metairie and all of Louisiana
Directional drilling contractors in Metairie, LA
Horizontal directional drilling, auger boring and pipe boring in Metairie: conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines put under roads, driveways and landscaping without an open trench.
Property owners, builders and utilities in Metairie call a boring contractor for the same reason: something has to go in the ground where the surface cannot be disturbed. Directional drilling and auger boring do that, placing conduit, duct, casing or pipe underneath roads, slabs, creeks and landscaping from entry and exit pits that are a few feet square.
In Louisiana 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 Louisiana drilling page for the crew, the equipment and recent projects, or call (855) 520-2670; estimates are free.
Serving Metairie and all of Louisiana
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 Metairie
Metairie and Jefferson Parish sit on soft delta clay, silt and organic soils with the water table at the surface and levees, canals and pump stations defining the ground. Gas distribution, drainage and water work and fiber for the parish run under DOTD, parish and Corps review, and settlement and fluid control are the drilling challenges.
Gas distribution, drainage and water projects around Baton Rouge and Lafayette, fiber in the parishes and industrial-corridor utility work along the river. Locate requests in Louisiana go through Louisiana 811; crossings of state routes are permitted by DOTD.
How a bore in Metairie is done
The sequence in Metairie is locate, plan, pilot, ream, pull. The Louisiana 811 locate marks the public utilities, the bore plan sets depth and clearances, the pilot bore is steered along that plan and tracked from above, the hole is enlarged to about one and a half times the pipe diameter, and the pipe is pulled back from the exit pit to the entry pit. Fluid returns are contained at both pits and hauled off or recycled.
Hiring a drilling contractor in Metairie
The questions that matter when hiring in Metairie: Has the crew bored in this soil before? Who files the Louisiana 811 ticket and the Louisiana permits? What diameter and length can the rig on this job handle? What is the plan for fluid returns, and for a bore that drifts off line? Is the price per foot or for the finished crossing? A contractor who bores for a living answers all of them without hesitation.
There is more about HDD contractors covering Louisiana, including photos from recent Louisiana work, on the company site.
Estimates are free. Call now: (855) 520-2670.
Drilling and boring services in Metairie
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 Metairie
Is directional drilling cheaper than digging a trench in Metairie?+
For a crossing under pavement, a driveway, mature landscaping or a creek, boring is almost always cheaper once you count the cutting, backfill, repaving and restoration that a trench requires. In an open field with nothing to cross, a trench can be less. A good contractor will tell you which applies to your job.
How deep does a directional bore go under a road in Metairie?+
Most road crossings in Louisiana are bored 4 to 10 feet below the pavement, deeper under state highways and railroads where the permit sets a minimum cover. The depth also depends on the pipe diameter and the bend radius the product can tolerate; a longer bore lets the crew ease down to depth and back up more gradually.
What size pipe can be installed by directional drilling in Metairie?+
Residential and small commercial bores commonly place 1-inch to 6-inch conduit, water or gas lines. Mid-size rigs handle 8-inch to 16-inch product, and large rigs install 24-inch and larger steel or HDPE under rivers and highways. The soil and the length of the run matter as much as the rig's rated pullback.
How do I get a directional drilling estimate in Metairie?+
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 Louisiana cities
Every listed city in Louisiana has its own page; the Louisiana page covers the state's ground, permits and contractor.