G&H Boring Underground
Preparing the bore

Houston directional boring

G&H Boring Underground LLCThe street stays.

Water, sewer, storm, gas, electric conduit and fiber, placed under Houston streets, driveways, sidewalks, yards and creeks without cutting the surface.

Call (832) 926-8172

Houston, Texas 77064Texas LLC since 2022

What we put under the street

Services

One crew, one steered path, and the surface handed back the way it was found.

  1. Directional boring (HDD)

    A steered pilot hole from a small pit, reamed to size, then the product pipe pulled back through it.

  2. Jack-and-bore

    Steel casing pushed under a road or driveway where a straight, shallow crossing is the right tool.

  3. Potholing and daylighting

    A small window opened over an existing line so the crossing is seen before the head gets there.

  4. 811 locates

    Locates called in before any pit is opened. The paint is law, not decoration.

  5. Ream and pullback

    The pilot opened to product size, drilling fluid holding the hole, pipe fused and pulled home.

What goes underWater, Sewer and storm, Gas, Electric conduit, Fiber and telecomWhat stays wholeRoads, Driveways, Sidewalks, Yards, Creeks and ditches

The five beats

How a bore is done

The film above, written out. Five beats in the order the work happens.

  1. The street is finished.

    Asphalt, lawns, driveways. No open trench. This is what the job looks like from above, before and after.

  2. A machine starts the hole.

    A directional drill and a steel pilot head enter a small pit at the edge of a yard or drive. The driveway stays whole.

  3. The tunnel is made.

    The head holds grade through Houston clay and sand, steered from the lawn above, threading the gap between the lines already marked by 811 paint.

  4. The pipe takes the hole.

    A reamer opens the pilot to size. Then the product pipe, fused into one length, is pulled back through the hole the crew just steered.

  5. The street stays.

    The crew comes up, closes both pits, and the paint fades. Nothing looks torn up. That is the product.

The eighteen holds

Every hold in the film, in order, as plain text.

  1. A finished street. Nothing cut.
  2. Paint on the street marks what is below.
  3. One planned path, steered under it all.
  4. Two small pits. No trench.
  5. Pilot head. Tracked from the lawn above.
  6. Houston clay. Grade held.
  7. Threading the gap between live lines.
  8. Potholed first. Clearance seen.
  9. Traffic never stops. The path goes under.
  10. Under the water, out the far bank.
  11. The reamer opens the pilot hole.
  12. Pullback. Pipe takes the hole.
  13. Same path. Fiber, water, power.
  14. Drilling fluid holds the hole open.
  15. Station. Depth. Pitch.
  16. Night walkover. The line is invisible.
  17. Pits closed. Paint fades.
  18. The street stays.

In plain words

What is directional boring?

Directional boring, also called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is a trenchless way to install utility lines. A steered pilot head drills a shallow arc from a small entry pit to a small exit pit, a reamer opens the hole to size, and the pipe is pulled back through it. The road, driveway and yard above stay intact.

Questions people ask

Directional boring in Houston, answered

Do you have to dig up my driveway or the street?

No. Directional boring needs only two small pits, one where the line starts and one where it comes out. The pilot head is steered underneath the driveway, sidewalk, lawn or road, the hole is reamed to size, and the pipe is pulled back through it. The surface is left the way it was found.

What can be installed by directional boring?

Water lines, sewer and storm lines, gas, electric conduit, and fiber or telecom conduit. The product pipe is usually fused HDPE or conduit, sized for the job, and pulled in one length behind the reamer so there are no joints under the street.

What is the difference between directional boring and jack-and-bore?

Directional boring steers a curved path and pulls flexible pipe back through it. Jack-and-bore pushes a straight steel casing under a road or driveway from a pit, then the carrier pipe goes inside the casing. Jack-and-bore is used where a straight, shallow crossing with a casing is the right tool.

How do you avoid hitting existing lines?

Lines are located and marked before any pit is opened, in the standard 811 colors. Where the new path crosses a line that must not be hit, a small pothole is opened to see the line, and the pilot head is tracked from above with a walkover locator that reads depth and pitch as it passes.

What area does G&H Boring Underground serve?

Houston and northwest Harris County, Texas. The company is a Texas LLC based in Houston 77064.

How do I request a bore or a locate?

Call or text (832) 926-8172. It helps to have the address, which surface the line must go under, what is going in, the rough length, and whether 811 has been called.

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