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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 South Adelaide

Dig shallow trench in garden lawn for pavers

$150

Plympton Park SA, Australia

7th Oct 2023

I’m laying some pavers around the edge of my lawn and need the edge dug out approx 10cm deep. Can be done with shovel. Edge around lawn is approx 15m in length that needs digging see photos. I will do the pavers just need it dug out. Some lawn that is dug up I will replant, most can be tossed in green bin - Due date: Before Friday, 13 October 2023

Good comms and completed job no fuss

Trench digging

$1,000

Melrose Park DC SA 5039, Australia

19th Jan 2023

I've received some feed back and so will try to improve my explanation: I need two French trench's dug in my garden and separate to that about 1.5 ton of dirt removed from the property. The trenches, 1 behind a 7 foot hedge(13mtrs) the other in front of the shed garden bed (7mtrs). I am thinking about 200wide x 400mm deep. But am open to recommendations. No access for machinery other than hand equipment. The dirt that needs removal is a) the over burden from the trenches and b) a pile at the back of the yard. -

Digging a trench

$150

Hackham SA 5163, Australia

27th Nov 2021

I need a trench in the shape of an isosceles Trapezoid with a depth of 25cm to lay bricks in to build a border for bark to be put on. The measurements are 160cm for top, 130cm base, left diagonal 255cm, right diagonal 294cm. Shovels and pick axe available for use for task. - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 27th Nov 2021

Digging trench seacombe heights

$140

Seacombe Heights SA, Australia

15th Dec 2020

Hi I’ve got some trenches around my pool that need tidying up before pipes are laid, half a days work, maybe more. Needs to be done ASAP please

Thanks for doing a great job Daniel.