Ballpark trenching cost for water line.

[JeffJ]

Roughly 2k’
Hill Country area so will have some rock
No clearing needed
Relatively flat run

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Via telecom pricing for a rock saw at 30" cover at 20-25.00 per foot:

40,000 to 50,000

[Big pig]

Mine was 1,300’ total. Rented machine with Rocksaw blade one day.
Clean it out, laid the pipe and covered with rented regular “Ditch-Witch” next day. Some serious rock, mostly caliche soil.
Flat, no clearing. I have forgotten rental prices but it was cheap. Yours may have a lot more rock.


Robersons rentals in Brownwood are really a great group to work with.
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[DallasCoon12]

In kerrville its about 1800 a day for a rocksaw and operator. It all depends on how hard the rock is but I would say max 6 days. Could be 2 days if its scattered rock.

[Big pig]

Via telecom pricing for a rock saw at 30" cover at 20-25.00 per foot:

40,000 to 50,000

I am confused. Saw and operator is 1/10 that?
DYI is 1/2 that 1/10th. So is it the terrain or l
”mob” costs that is the difference?

[mjhaverkamp]

Via telecom pricing for a rock saw at 30" cover at 20-25.00 per foot:

40,000 to 50,000

I would run across the top of ground before I would pay that

[denimdeerslayer]

Might see what he equipment/attachements cost first.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

I would run across the top of ground before I would pay that

You would fail QC. Lol

[mjhaverkamp]

You would fail QC. Lol

Na, done it before, be sure and have a couple unions so it can be drained if we get some of that crazy cold weather. I am about to run about 5000 feet of waterline, thank goodness it is all sand.