How a directional bore works.

Four steps from entry pit to pulled conduit. No open trench.

Locate

Missouri 811 ticket pulled at least three working days before we set a drill. Public utilities get marked by locators. Private utilities (irrigation, septic, low-voltage) that 811 won't catch we daylight with vacuum excavation before boring near them.

Pilot bore

A steerable drill head with a sonde transmitter advances from the entry pit. A walkover locator tracks depth and direction every joint. The bit steers around conflicts in real time. No open trench above it.

Ream

A backreamer replaces the drill head and pulls back through the bore, cutting the hole to the right diameter. Drilling fluid (water and bentonite) carries cuttings out and keeps the bore stable through pullback.

Pullback

HDPE conduit with mule tape pre-installed is attached to the reamer at the exit pit and pulled back in a single run. Entry and exit pits are backfilled and compacted. Restoration follows with seed, straw, or asphalt patch as needed.

Customer reviews

What customers say.

Reviews from homeowners, developers, and ISP contractors across the 417.

Samantha S. ★★★★★

T&C Underground does great work. They were proficient, professional, and got the fiber line under my driveway without touching a single flower bed. Cleaned up after themselves and were done before lunch.

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Wendy S. ★★★★★

Had them out for some foundation dirt work and a water line. Professional crew, kept us informed the whole time. When they were finished you could barely tell they had been here — the cleanup looked great.

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Marcus D. ★★★★★

We needed fiber run under the road to a new spec home. T&C had the bore done in half a day. No mess, no drama. The conduit and mule tape were exactly where we needed them for the splice crew. Will use again on the next phase.

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Teresa W. ★★★★★

Chris and his crew are the real deal. They pulled 811, showed up when they said they would, and bored under a long paved driveway without a single crack. Yard restoration was better than I expected.

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Kyle H. ★★★★★

Used T&C for vacuum excavation before a road crossing. They daylighted three utilities I didn't even know were in the path. That right there probably saved me a week of delays and a call to the gas company.

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