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What do trench digging services include?

Trenching services involve digging a large hole, usually using a trenching shovel and a trencher to help successfully lay underground wires, pipes, or structural supports. It’s also traditionally done to install or repair public drains, sewer lines, and underground utilities to serve populated areas. Trenching also has plenty of benefits if you’re taking care of your lawn! Whatever you need, Taskers can make your home improvement project possible. Here are the most common things you can expect from trenching services near you:

Straight trenches

If you live in an area with a limited surface to disturb, such as near buildings or roadways, digging straight trenches is the right choice for you. It’s a kind of trench where the sides are parallel, and the base is at a right angle. Having trench boxes or shoring is usually required as protective systems. A six-inch straight trench can also be helpful if you’re trying to control pests in your property, where you can apply a non-repellent pesticide into the soil to achieve a treatment zone.

Sloped trenches     

Sloped trenches have angled sides to prevent cave-ins. Its angle is determined by trench depth, soil type, and the amount of time the trench will remain open. If you’re planning to install large pipes or culverts, this can be the right kind of trench for you. It’s also common to have sloped trenches in new construction sites with a wider path of soil.

Benched trenches

To ensure that your trench or excavation site is entirely safe, you can try benching! Benched trenches are those with sides that have been cut away to create steps. The height of these steps, otherwise known as vertical distances, is determined by the soil type. The less stable your soil is, the shallower your angles should be. It’s best to bench it if your trench needs to be up to 20 feet deep. This is to help stabilize your trench and to make it more secure. For protective systems, shielding or trench boxes are usually used.

Bell-bottom pier hole trenches

For those planning to build a certain structure, make sure to have someone dig a bell-bottom pier hole trench! The base or bottom of the trench is usually wider than the top, giving it a bell-shaped cross-section. This is typically used to install footings to support the foundation of a structure. Since these kinds of trenches have sides sloping inward over the floor of the excavation, more protective systems are usually required to keep them from collapsing. 

Recent Trench Digging tasks in East Brisbane

Trench for lawn Irrigation

$100

Manly West QLD 4179, Australia

29th Sep 2024

I need someone to open a trench in my lawn to receive an irrigation system. The trench will be about 50m long, 20cm deep and 5-10cm wide. Ideally someone with a trencher and experience on the job so no pipes or electric wire is cut.

Trench dug for plumbing to move pool pump

$300

Alexandra Hills QLD, Australia

7th Sep 2024

Need to move plumbing to enable pool pump and filter to be in pool yard about 14 metres

Install concrete trench

$100

Capalaba QLD, Australia

2nd Jun 2024

I need someone to cut the concrete right where the shed is to stop it pooling with water. I want it to just go off the end so the water goes into the yard on the grass, the length is 4.7m Wanting something metal

Create Spade Dug Garden Edges and dig 2 trenches

$140

Birkdale QLD, Australia

22nd Jan 2022

Due date: Before Monday, 31st Jan 2022. Anytime week beginning 24 Jan 2022. Estimate should take approx 4 hours @$35 per hour. Need it done ASAP - any day next week i.e.week beginning Mon 24 Jan 2022 It’s about 1) 20 m of garden edge and 2) 12 m shallow trenches 6 metres each end of a shed to take stormwater pipe. Due date: Before Monday, 31st Jan 2022

Great job! Everything went smoothly. Much appreciated! Saved hubbie’s bad back!

Edit* Dig trench & turf 10cm deep

$250

Wynnum West QLD, Australia

27th Nov 2021

Dig V shape drain, easy access, soft fresh soil, 30 metres long x 1.2 metre wide x 10cm deep. By hand due to weather. Turf 60m2. Estimate time 1/2 day. Needed by Tuesday at the latest. Turf supplied.

Samuel was very professional, on time, efficient and did a fantastic job! We would definitely recommend him for any work you require. Honest, hardworking and reliable, everything you look for in a tradesman.