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Underground Utilities in Fort Myers

How to Install a Driveway Culvert Pipe

  1. Plan the project
  2. File the necessary paperwork
  3. Contact the local utility companies to mark where their buried lines are
  4. Mark where you plan to install the culvert with string and stakes
  5. Add 3/4-inch to 2-inch gravel mix to a depth of 2 1/2 inches with the loader
  6. Lay a carpenter’s level on top of the packed gravel to ensure that the base is higher on one end than the other
  7. Set the driveway tube in position on top of the gravel base, maintaining the slope
  8. Add 6 inches of 3/4-inch to 1-inch gravel on both sides of the culvert pipe
  9. Cover the driveway culvert pipe with a layer of 3/4-inch to 2-inch gravel mix

How to Install Sewer lines

  1. Determine the elevations
  2. Calculate the Slope
  3. Dig the Trench and Lay the Bedding
  4. Install the Pipe
  5. Backfill the Trench

How to Install Manholes

  1. Excavating the Site and Pouring the Slab
  2. Install a concrete foundation slab for the manhole to sit on
  3. Level the concrete slab from side-to-side and from front-to-back ; it must have a smooth, troweled surface
  4. Set the manhole in place
  5. Tie the pipe stubs to help move and position the manhole into place
  6. Secure the manhole with anchors
  7. Install pipe stubs for connection between the two pipes and make it watertight
  8. With the fiberglass manhole set and secured, the excavation can now be backfilled

Materials and tools for Underground Utilities

  • String
  • Stakes
  • Skid-steer loader
  • Backhoe attachment
  • Tape measure
  • 3/4-inch to 2-inch gravel mix
  • Vibrating compactor
  • Carpenter’s level
  • 3/4-inch to 1-inch gravel
  • 4 Way Penta-socket
  • Manhole Cover Lifter w/ S-Hook
  • Manhole Cover Penta Socket
  • Channel locks
  • Pipe Wrench
  • Basin Wrench
  • Hole Saw
  • Hose Cutter
  • Rib-joint Pliers
  • Drain Augers, aka Snakes
  • Metal File

Underground Utilities Suppliers in Fort Myers

The Home Depot
Grainger Industrial Supply
Harbor Freight Tools

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Underground Utilities Contractors in Fort Myers

Gulf Coast Site, Inc.
Southwest Utility Systems Inc
Gulf Coast Underground Inc.

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