Do you handle the utility company coordination?

Yes. Most of the schedule risk on utility work is coordination rather than digging, so we line the trench up with the utility's crew instead of leaving you to chase it.

How deep do the lines have to be?

It varies by utility type and jurisdiction, and there are separation requirements between wet and dry lines. We build to the applicable standard and the inspector confirms it before backfill.

Can you tie into an existing system?

Yes - taps, tie-ins and reconnections to existing water, sewer and storm. Locating what is already in the ground comes first, because the drawings and the reality do not always match.

What about rain drains and roof runoff?

That is drainage work as much as utility work. If your storm system takes roof water, we tie the downspouts in. If it does not, we build you somewhere else for it to go.

All Services

Utility Installation

Water, sewer, storm, power and fiber, from the main to the building.

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Everything a site needs arrives underground, and it arrives before anything visible gets built. Water, sanitary sewer, storm drain, power and communications all have to be trenched, bedded, laid at the right depth and separation, inspected and backfilled - usually in a coordinated sequence, and usually with a utility company or a city inspector waiting on it.

Wet utilities

Water service and mains, sanitary sewer lines and laterals, storm drain, catch basins and manholes. Grade is everything on gravity lines - a sewer laid flat or with a belly in it is a problem forever - so we shoot the line and check it rather than eyeballing fall.

Dry utilities

Electrical conduit, transformer and vault pads, service trenches to the meter, telecom and fiber optic. We coordinate with the power company, the local districts and the telecoms so trenches are open when they need to be and closed when they are done, instead of sitting open for two weeks.

Trenching, bedding and backfill

Correct depth for cover, correct separation between wet and dry, bedding sand or pea gravel under and over the pipe, warning tape, and backfill compacted in lifts so the trench line does not settle into a trough across your new driveway a year later. The failures here are all invisible until they are expensive.

Connections and inspections

Tapping mains, tie-ins to existing systems, backflow prevention devices and meter vaults. Permitted work gets inspected before backfill. We schedule around the inspection instead of covering it up and hoping.

Common Questions

Do you handle the utility company coordination?: Yes. Most of the schedule risk on utility work is coordination rather than digging, so we line the trench up with the utility's crew instead of leaving you to chase it.
How deep do the lines have to be?: It varies by utility type and jurisdiction, and there are separation requirements between wet and dry lines. We build to the applicable standard and the inspector confirms it before backfill.
Can you tie into an existing system?: Yes - taps, tie-ins and reconnections to existing water, sewer and storm. Locating what is already in the ground comes first, because the drawings and the reality do not always match.
What about rain drains and roof runoff?: That is drainage work as much as utility work. If your storm system takes roof water, we tie the downspouts in. If it does not, we build you somewhere else for it to go.