Services / Water, sewer and cable trenches
Trenches for water, sewer and cable
Narrow trenches for water lines, sewer, power cable and internet, plus digs for water meter pits.
Machine
mini excavator, 30 or 50 cm bucket
Typical depth
60–150 cm
Typical time
half a day to one day
How it's done
We walk the route before digging — looking for manholes, old pipes and signs of earlier digs. Sewer lines need a fall, so the depth at each end is different and gets measured, not eyeballed. Backfill goes in layers with compaction, so the trench doesn't sink a month later.
When we say no
If nobody knows where an existing cable runs, the first meters are dug by hand. We don't drive a machine blindly across a yard with unknown utilities.
What to know afterward
Before backfilling, photograph the open trench with a tape measure in the shot. Five years later that photo is worth more than any memory.
Also known as
sewer trench, water line trench, cable trench, trenching, water meter pit, power line trench, internet cable trench
Will the machine fit?
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The site visit is free and takes twenty minutes
Tell us what needs digging and how wide the entrance is. If you send a photo of the yard too, we can tell you over the phone whether the machine fits.
Mon–Sat, 07:00–19:00