Avoid unnecessary concrete cutting
Where the site is suitable, a pit-to-pit crossing can avoid cutting a full-width driveway and reduce the reinstatement area.
Driveway Crossings
Driveway Underboring Sydney
A practical trenchless option for running conduit or suitable service pathways beneath finished driveways with less surface disruption.
What We Deliver
A practical trenchless option for running conduit or suitable service pathways beneath finished driveways with less surface disruption.
Electrical conduit under a driveway
Prepare a pathway for consumer mains, submains and other electrical conduit runs. Your electrician or ASP completes regulated electrical work.
Communications and NBN
Create a suitable path for NBN, fibre, data and communications conduit between the network pit and premises or service points.
Water and plumbing
Assess whether a water or plumbing pathway is suitable for the ground, grade, pipe and connection points before quoting.
Protect landscaping
Entry and receiving pits are planned around gardens, paving, retaining edges and access so the impact is understood before work starts.
Know the limitations
Ground conditions, existing services, levels, access, driveway construction and the required pathway can make open trenching the better choice.
How it runs
A Clear Site Process
01
Review the driveway
Confirm the surface, crossing line, access, levels, existing services and the service pathway required.
02
Plan the pits
Set out the launch and receiving pits in locations that work with the driveway, property and service connection.
03
Complete the crossing
Use the agreed trenchless method where the site and ground conditions are suitable.
04
Leave it ready
Complete the pathway and tidy the work area, with any reinstatement scope agreed in advance.
Choose the right method
Underbore or Trench?
The right method depends on the surface, alignment, access, ground and service specification. We assess the crossing before recommending the least disruptive practical approach.
Underbore when
A finished driveway needs a service crossing, the line can be set out between suitable pits, and the ground and access support a trenchless method.
Trench when
The driveway or ground cannot support the planned crossing, a specific grade is needed, or an open route is required for the wider service installation.
Sydney-Wide Service
We work across Sydney for property owners, electricians, Level 2 electricians and ASPs, plumbers, builders, civil contractors, utilities, councils, NBN and telecommunications contractors, and commercial contractors.
Electricians & ASPsPlumbersBuildersCivil contractorsNBN & telcoUtilitiesCouncilsProperty owners
Common Questions
Can you run conduit under a concrete driveway?
A driveway underbore may be suitable where the alignment, ground, access and existing services allow a pit-to-pit crossing. We confirm that during the site assessment.
Will the driveway need to be cut?
The purpose of an underbore is to avoid unnecessary surface cutting, but suitability depends on the driveway, ground, alignment and service requirements.
Can you install electrical conduit?
We can prepare the underground pathway. Electrical connection, cable pulling and termination must be completed by the appropriately licensed or accredited electrical contractor.
What if the ground is not suitable?
We explain the limitation and can recommend trenching or another practical excavation approach when underboring is not appropriate.