running pipe under driveway
 

Foes anyone have any experience trying to hammer a piece of capped
galvanized pipe under a concrete driveway? I'm wondering how far
this will work. I'd like to extend my sprinkler system to the area
on the other side of my driveway. Probably a 3/4 inch pipe will do.
Thanks
Eric

Try connecting a water hose to one end, and open the other. Let the water do
the work. Be sure to arrange for the spilled water to come back out the
hole with the dredgings, else you undermine in areas you don't want.

"Eric" wrote in message
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Foes anyone have any experience trying to hammer a piece of capped
galvanized pipe under a concrete driveway? I'm wondering how far
this will work. I'd like to extend my sprinkler system to the area
on the other side of my driveway. Probably a 3/4 inch pipe will do.
Thanks
Eric





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Remember that you might get a sprinkler installation man to do this one task
for you. Also, cable installers do this all the time. These two
industries have a special machine that would do this job in 15-20 minutes.
If you find a small (as in one man) company, they might to it for a very
small fee, especially if they frequently come to your neighborhood for other
work.

Try to see who does sprinkers/ or cable installations in your
neighborhood. Many cable companies use independent contractors to install
cable tv wires, and I get the impression most of them are one man ventures.

Hope this helps.

The water pressure idea is also good, and is good advice if you wish to try
it yourself. It is a common method.


--James--

Eric wrote:
Foes anyone have any experience trying to hammer a piece of capped
galvanized pipe under a concrete driveway? I'm wondering how far
this will work. I'd like to extend my sprinkler system to the area
on the other side of my driveway. Probably a 3/4 inch pipe will do.
Thanks
Eric

How wide is the driveway?

Austin

AustinMN wrote:

Eric wrote:
Foes anyone have any experience trying to hammer a piece of capped
galvanized pipe under a concrete driveway? I'm wondering how far
this will work. I'd like to extend my sprinkler system to the area
on the other side of my driveway. Probably a 3/4 inch pipe will do.
Thanks
Eric

How wide is the driveway?

Austin

Its 12 feet wide.

James Nipper wrote:

Remember that you might get a sprinkler installation man to do this one
task
for you. Also, cable installers do this all the time. These two
industries have a special machine that would do this job in 15-20 minutes.
If you find a small (as in one man) company, they might to it for a very
small fee, especially if they frequently come to your neighborhood for
other work.

Try to see who does sprinkers/ or cable installations in your
neighborhood. Many cable companies use independent contractors to
install
cable tv wires, and I get the impression most of them are one man
ventures.

Hope this helps.

The water pressure idea is also good, and is good advice if you wish to
try
it yourself. It is a common method.


--James--

I'd prefer to do it myself, the driveway is 12 feet wide. Is there a tool i
can rent that does this kind of thing?
Eric

Yes, there is a tool, but I don't know the name of it. It is some sort of
twisting router, the squiggles through the ground .

Call a local rental store and tell them what you need.


Good Luck

--James--

"Eric" wrote in message
news:l15Wc.167449$8_6.1934@attbi_s04...
Foes anyone have any experience trying to hammer a piece of capped
galvanized pipe under a concrete driveway? I'm wondering how far
this will work. I'd like to extend my sprinkler system to the area
on the other side of my driveway. Probably a 3/4 inch pipe will do.
Thanks
Eric


My experience has been driving 1 1/4" pipe vertically but the problem was
always the joints - which you might not need. But if you do, they make
special drive couplings for the bigger pipe - if they make them for small
pipe I would recommend using them. And keep turning the pipe in a tightening
direction.

James Nipper wrote:



Yes, there is a tool, but I don't know the name of it. It is some sort of
twisting router, the squiggles through the ground .

Call a local rental store and tell them what you need.


Good Luck

--James--
After googling around i think the device i need is a "vibratory plow".
Anyone heard of this? or used one?
Eric

"Eric" wrote in message
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I'd prefer to do it myself, the driveway is 12 feet wide. Is
there a tool i
can rent that does this kind of thing?
Eric

The hardware store should have a "blaster nozzle" you glue to PVC
pipe and connect a hose to the other end of the pipe with the
included hose fitting. It's made for this job. Get a length of
20' PVC to do the whole job without couplers which can cause
problems.

Bob

"Bob" wrote:
"Eric" wrote in message
news:2AaWc.296324$a24.159626@attbi_s03...

I'd prefer to do it myself, the driveway is 12 feet wide. Is
there a tool i
can rent that does this kind of thing?
Eric

The hardware store should have a "blaster nozzle" you glue to PVC
pipe and connect a hose to the other end of the pipe with the
included hose fitting. It's made for this job. Get a length of
20' PVC to do the whole job without couplers which can cause
problems.

Bob

Vibro-hoe it with the spud bar. Whooptie shit.

Eric wrote:
James Nipper wrote:



Yes, there is a tool, but I don't know the name of it. It is some sort of
twisting router, the squiggles through the ground .

Call a local rental store and tell them what you need.


Good Luck

--James--

After googling around i think the device i need is a "vibratory plow".
Anyone heard of this? or used one?
Eric

No. A vibratory plow will go *through* your driveway, not *under* it.

michelle wrote:



Eric wrote:

James Nipper wrote:



Yes, there is a tool, but I don't know the name of it. It is some
sort of
twisting router, the squiggles through the ground .

Call a local rental store and tell them what you need.


Good Luck

--James--


After googling around i think the device i need is a "vibratory plow".
Anyone heard of this? or used one?
Eric


No. A vibratory plow will go *through* your driveway, not *under* it.

I haven't tried it, but I was advised to use an ordinary garden hose
with a strong nozzle on it to eat a hole under the driveway.