Directional Drilling Â· Fulton County

Directional Drilling in Atlanta, GA

Work in Atlanta for a drilling crew is the line that has to cross something it cannot cut through: a street the city just resurfaced, a driveway, a parking lot, a creek with a buffer or a row of oaks. A pit at each end, a steered bore between them, and the pipe or conduit is pulled back through with the surface untouched.

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Serving Atlanta · Fulton County

Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.

Directional drilling and every other boring method, with locates, bore plan and permits handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →

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Directional Drilling in Atlanta: what gets installed

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): a steered bore between two small pits that puts conduit, pipe and cable under roads, driveways, parking lots and landscaping with no open trench.

Inside the city the obstacle is usually a street ATLDOT will not let anyone cut, a MARTA or rail crossing, a creek buffer or a parking deck; the rock is predictable and the permit is the long part of the job.

How a bore in Atlanta is done

On a typical Atlanta job the crew sets an entry pit on one side of the obstruction and an exit pit on the other, confirms the 811 marks, potholes any crossing utility, and drills the pilot bore with a walkover locator reading the head every rod. The hole is reamed, the line is pulled in, the drilling fluid is recovered with a vac truck and the pits are restored the same day on most small jobs.

Hiring a directional drilling contractor in Atlanta

Ask any contractor quoting Atlanta work whether the rig, the crew and the locating gear are their own, who files the 811 ticket and the right-of-way permit, and whether the estimate is free. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. answers yes to all three, is based twenty minutes west of the Perimeter, and drills Fulton County every week with no mobilization fee.

The full write-up for the county is on the directional drilling page for Fulton County.

Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.

Questions about directional drilling in Atlanta

Who files Georgia 811 and the right-of-way permit?+

The contractor, as part of the job. The bore plan is drawn to the permit's depth and alignment before the rig is scheduled.

Who files Georgia 811 and the right-of-way permit?+

The contractor, as part of the job. The bore plan is drawn to the permit's depth and alignment before the rig is scheduled.

Is there a charge to come out to Atlanta?+

No. Fulton County is the contractor's home range; there is no mobilization fee and the estimate is free. Call (678) 264-3333 now or use the form on this page.

Other drilling and boring services in Atlanta

Horizontal Drilling Atlanta

Horizontal drilling for any line that has to cross something it cannot cut through: a street, a slab, a canal, a stand of trees. Entry pit, exit pit, nothing opened in between.

Directional Boring Atlanta

Directional boring is the small-rig end of HDD: short, shallow bores for service lines, sleeves and conduit on residential and light-commercial lots.

Underground Drilling Atlanta

Underground drilling for new utilities where the surface is spoken for: tracked, steered bores placed under whatever is already built on top.

Fiber Optic Cable Drilling Atlanta

Fiber duct and drop conduit installed by directional drill for carriers, co-ops, campuses and developments: long shots along the right-of-way, short shots to the building.

Electrical Conduit Drilling Atlanta

PVC and HDPE electrical conduit bored under pavement for primary feeds, secondary services, site lighting and EV charging circuits.

Underground Conduit Drilling Atlanta

Single ducts and multi-duct bundles pulled through one reamed bore: communications, power, controls and spares placed together under the obstacle.

Structured Cable Drilling Atlanta

Conduit between buildings for structured cabling, campus networks, security and controls, bored under courtyards, drives and parking rather than cut across them.

Utility Drilling Atlanta

Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.

Communications Drilling Atlanta

Communications conduit and cable placed by directional drill: telecom, cable TV, cell-site backhaul and private networks, under roads and lots.

Missile Boring Atlanta

Missile boring (pneumatic piercing) drives a steel mole through the soil for short, straight, shallow runs under a driveway or sidewalk: the quickest way to sleeve a lawn or a walk.

Auger Boring and Drilling Atlanta

Cased auger bores for road, highway and railroad crossings and for gravity sewer that has to hold an exact grade: a straight steel casing jacked from a pit.

Sewer, Water and Drain Lines Atlanta

New water services and mains, sewer force mains and laterals, and storm drains installed under roads, driveways and yards without trenching them open.

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