I thought I had a septic problem when my toilet and sink wasn't draining properly. This suspicion was confirmed when sewer water started backing up in my bathtub. I figured that this was a job for a professional, so I called a local sewer service company. Sure enough, my septic tank was full and this was causing the problem. After having my tank pumped out, my drains run freely and my toilet flushes better than it has in a long time. My name is Wesley Hammond and the experience that I had with my septic system is the reason that I'm writing this blog. Since sewage backup in the house is very unhealthy, everyone should be aware of the signs of a faulty septic system. As you read these articles, you'll learn about the different types of septic system problems and how you can keep them from happening.
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If you plan to construct a new building surrounded by two or more structures, you need a way to install your underground utility lines and sewer pipelines without disturbing those buildings. In order to connect to the city's main sewer lines and underground electrical lines, you need to drill horizontally. Horizontal drilling is a type of directional drilling that your contractor may use when they can't dig traditional trenches for their clients' construction projects. Horizontal drilling is a complicated process, but with the right information, you may be able to understand it better. Here's how horizontal drilling works and why it may be the best option for your utility line and pipeline installation below multiple structures.
What's Horizontal Drilling?
Traditional drilling is used to create a direct path from a structure to the ground below it. In this case, nothing stands in the way of the structure connecting to the city's underground pipes and lines but cement, grass or dirt. However, your structure can't connect to the city's pipes and lines without crossing or traveling below the buildings sitting in its path. This is where horizontal drilling comes into play.
Contractors generally create a large opening in an isolated spot above ground. The location won't interfere with the operations of other businesses in the construction area. With traditional trenching, which means to create a long, narrow path in the earth, your construction project would interfere with the other businesses.
Before your contractors drill a horizontal path in the earth, they must protect the other businesses' utility and sewer lines during the construction. Accidentally puncturing a hole in the lines may be disastrous for the companies, as well as you, if they decide to sue you for the damages.
To work safely, your contractors may use city blueprints of the construction site to find out where the other companies' pipes and lines travel. The contractors may even use advanced cameras and other technology to see what's hidden below the ground. Your directional drilling contractors may go over the methods they choose to use with you before they actually begin the project.
What Types of Machinery Does Horizontal Drilling Require?
After locating the other companies' utility and sewer lines, your construction contractors may employ a number of unique pieces of machinery to create a main opening in the earth. The equipment is also used to make as many horizontal lines as your building needs to connect it to the city's utility and sewer lines.
The most commonly used directional drilling equipment are mud motors and drillbits. Mud motors create underground paths quickly and efficiently. They come in a number of speeds and torques, which give them the strength, ability and power to dig deep below ground.
Drillbits are extremely essential to the success of your underground construction. Although they play a big role in oil drilling, drillbits are very useful for creating holes through cement, densely packed earth and other underground obstacles in the city or rural areas of the United States.
The other equipment used by your contractors are the drill rig, which makes your project possible, and the drilling fluid tank, which sends drilling fluids down the path as it's created. The fluids power through soil, rocks and other materials below the ground.
Once the equipment creates the underground passageways, your contractors push through the utility lines and sewer lines, then connect them to the city.
If you have questions about directional drilling for your new building, contact your construction contractors today. The contractors may inspect the area where you plan to construct your building and help you decide on the best course of action to take for your project.
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