Serving Ocala and all of Florida
Directional drilling contractors in Ocala, FL
Horizontal directional drilling, auger boring and pipe boring in Ocala: conduit, fiber, water, sewer and gas lines put under roads, driveways and landscaping without an open trench.
Property owners, builders and utilities in Ocala 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 Florida 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 Florida drilling page for the crew, the equipment and recent projects, or call (855) 520-2670; estimates are free.
Serving Ocala and all of Florida
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 Ocala
Ocala and Marion County sit on sand over karst limestone, with sinkhole-prone ground and springs that make drilling-fluid control a permit condition. Growth along SR 200 and I-75, new water and reclaimed mains and fiber for the retirement communities keep bores running year-round under FDOT and county review.
Reclaimed-water mains, fiber and power for new communities, lift-station force mains and canal and roadway crossings run year-round, with FDOT and water-management-district permits on most jobs. Locate requests in Florida go through Sunshine 811; crossings of state routes are permitted by FDOT.
How a bore in Ocala is done
The sequence in Ocala is locate, plan, pilot, ream, pull. The Sunshine 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 Ocala
The questions that matter when hiring in Ocala: Has the crew bored in this soil before? Who files the Sunshine 811 ticket and the Florida 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.
See HDD contractors covering Florida 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 Ocala
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 Ocala
What happens if the drill hits rock in Ocala?+
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.
Does the drilling fluid harm my yard or the creek in Ocala?+
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 Florida that is a permit condition.
Who calls 811 before a bore in Ocala?+
The contractor files the locate request with Sunshine 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.
How do I get a directional drilling estimate in Ocala?+
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.
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