Water Lines
Bury a Water Line Without the Trench
Need water at your new garage, pole barn, or outbuilding? We bore the line underground instead of digging a trench across your yard. A typical 100 ft bore runs about $3,000, takes a day or less, and your lawn looks like we were never there.
What we install
- Residential water line extensions
- Well line connections to new structures
- Water main connections
- Service lines under driveways and roads
Why not just dig a trench?
A trench means digging up your lawn, backfilling, hauling topsoil, reseeding, and months of waiting for grass to grow back — plus cutting through anything in the path. We bore underneath instead: two small holes, done in a day, and usually right in the same price range once you add up what the trench really costs. And where a deeper trench costs more, a deeper bore doesn't.
See the trench vs. bore mathCommon questions
How deep does the water line go?
Below the frost line, so it won't freeze in a Northern Michigan winter. Here's the part people don't expect: a deeper trench costs more to dig and backfill, but a deeper bore costs about the same. With boring, depth doesn't punish you.
What does it cost?
A typical 100 ft bore is about $3,000, done in a day or less. Trenching the same run realistically lands between $2,300 and $6,000 once you count hauling, backfill, and lawn restoration. The estimate is free and there's no obligation.
Will it tear up my lawn?
No. We dig a small pit at each end of the run and bore between them. The grass, trees, and driveway in the middle stay exactly as they are.
Other lines we bury
Ready to get it buried?
The estimate is free and there's no obligation. We usually schedule work within 3 days of MISS DIG marking, and most jobs are done in a single day. One thing to know: ground work in Michigan stops when the ground freezes, so if this is on your list for the year, the schedule fills front to back.