Trenchless service laying

[rossle 0]

I am offering a service whereby I can lay water and gas pipes, irrigation, oil lines and electric cables whithout the need to trench by using a trenchless technology technique called horizontal boring.

 

This service is ideal for those who dont want their drive ripped up or their prize lawn ruined, also if access under steps, a wall or earth bank is needed.

 

It works out quicker, less mess and less disturbance to any busy sites.

 

I have done this for 15 years, am fully insured and a member of the UKSTT.

 

The only catch is, I live in Guernsey, I am posting this on the off chance that someone may be desperate enough to want to hire me, im willing to work weekends and bank holidays and as long as travel and accomodation costs are covered ill work like a trojan and get a neat and tidy job done.

 

You cant blame me for trying

 

moleexcavating@cwgsy.net

Edited July 30, 2008 by rossle

[Guest bullterrier]

good luck mate hope thinks work out for you .. .john

[rossle 0]

good luck mate hope thinks work out for you .. .john

 

Nice one mate.

 

Im trying to get the word everywhere, I know this forum isnt a groundsworks forum but the people here will know of places where this could come in handy and if no one locally is available I always am

[Rabbithunter 456]

with the electrical side of things, is your method compliant with the current regulations?

 

if so..... let us in with your secret

[rossle 0]

with the electrical side of things, is your method compliant with the current regulations?

 

if so..... let us in with your secret

 

Oh for sure, I used to be an electrical cable jointer for Guernsey Electricity, I used to do this as part of my daily work

[rossle 0]

Yeah, just drilling, im only a one man band with a 45 mm machine, got to start somewhere I spose but my machine will do all the water service sizes and electric service sizes, well, up to 95mm 3 core. In Guernsey we lay 35mm 3 core as standard for services, eliminating the need to dig it back up when they want to install 3 phase storage heaters but when I did my jointing course at empower by Nottingham I found out that the norm is only single phase cables for services, so it would do that with ease.

 

Im hoping to be busy with services, had alot of calls about doing drains, laying new ones, so hopefully I can get busy enough to pay £10,000 for the machine that will do 4" pipes and 6" piles.

[rossle 0]

Cheers ill look in to that.

 

Yeah I know the work can be hard but as long as its regular I can employ some labour to help.

[rossle 0]

Looked at the vermeer machines, emailed em but no reply, there are some working over here at the moment from the UK

[marco 24]

Looked at the vermeer machines, emailed em but no reply, there are some working over here at the moment from the UK

IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO GET A DECENT CONTRACT OFF A RESPECTED CONTRACTOR WITH YOU BEEN A ONE MAN BAND,IT SOUNDS ASTHOUGH YOU JUST WANT PRIVATE WORK ONLY WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING WITH ALL THE GCOSH REGS AND THE SECTION 74'S,MY BROTHER AND I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP OURSELVES WHICH WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A WELL KNOWN CONTRACTOR UP NORTH BUT LIKE YOU SAID ABOUT THE PRICE OF A 45MM MOLE IT'S NOT FECKING CHEAP + COMPRESSOR +MINI DIGGER +TRANSIT VAN AND PICK-UP AND ALL THE SMALL PLANT ASWELL.

I'M ACTUALLY DOING LV OVERLAY'S AT THE MINUTE WITH 300 WNE WITH MOSTLEY 25-35 CNE SERVICES,I'M ON A JOB NOW WITH A DRIVE EVERY 5 METERS SO WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE A 130MM MOLE TO SAVE ANYMORE INCONVENIENCE TO THE CUSTOMER AND SHOOT UNDER THEM AND BY THE TIME YE GET YE GROUND SHRINKAGE A 110MM DUCT FITS IN NICE,WE ARE HAVEING TO USE A 1 1/2 TONNE DIGGER TO LIFT IT IN POSITION BUT IT'S WORTH IT IN THE END,ALL I CAN SUGGEST MATE IS KEEP DOING WHAT YE DOING AND GET THE WORD ABOUT,FLYERS,INTERNET,LOCAL RAG ECT ANYWAY GOOD LUCK AND LET ME KNOW HOW YE GET ON

[rossle 0]

Looked at the vermeer machines, emailed em but no reply, there are some working over here at the moment from the UK

IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO GET A DECENT CONTRACT OFF A RESPECTED CONTRACTOR WITH YOU BEEN A ONE MAN BAND,IT SOUNDS ASTHOUGH YOU JUST WANT PRIVATE WORK ONLY WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING WITH ALL THE GCOSH REGS AND THE SECTION 74'S,MY BROTHER AND I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP OURSELVES WHICH WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A WELL KNOWN CONTRACTOR UP NORTH BUT LIKE YOU SAID ABOUT THE PRICE OF A 45MM MOLE IT'S NOT FECKING CHEAP + COMPRESSOR +MINI DIGGER +TRANSIT VAN AND PICK-UP AND ALL THE SMALL PLANT ASWELL.

I'M ACTUALLY DOING LV OVERLAY'S AT THE MINUTE WITH 300 WNE WITH MOSTLEY 25-35 CNE SERVICES,I'M ON A JOB NOW WITH A DRIVE EVERY 5 METERS SO WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE A 130MM MOLE TO SAVE ANYMORE INCONVENIENCE TO THE CUSTOMER AND SHOOT UNDER THEM AND BY THE TIME YE GET YE GROUND SHRINKAGE A 110MM DUCT FITS IN NICE,WE ARE HAVEING TO USE A 1 1/2 TONNE DIGGER TO LIFT IT IN POSITION BUT IT'S WORTH IT IN THE END,ALL I CAN SUGGEST MATE IS KEEP DOING WHAT YE DOING AND GET THE WORD ABOUT,FLYERS,INTERNET,LOCAL RAG ECT ANYWAY GOOD LUCK AND LET ME KNOW HOW YE GET ON

 

 

Yea, I wanna get a 130 machine but new its a ten grand set up, could go second hand but may be more trouble than its worth as then seals would probably all be shagged, the ol grundomat machines sell fast second hand an all,an like you said youd need a mini digger to cart the beast round and dig the hole for it to fit.

 

What sort of lengths can you do comfortably with the 130 and did you buy new?