New Water Service Line Installation

Not every buried water line we install is replacing a failed one. A lot of our work is new service: a line from the meter to a new home on a Kitsap acreage parcel, a branch to a detached shop, a run out to an ADU or guest cottage, a dedicated line to a barn or a garden hydrant, or a new feed when a utility sets a new meter at the road. The trenching, bedding, pipe and fittings are the same work we do every day on repairs and replacements, done on a clean slate.

We plan the route with you to keep it short, keep it clear of other utilities and septic components, and keep it away from trees whose roots will be a problem in twenty years. Then we trench with the mini excavator to proper depth, lay continuous HDPE or PEX on a gravel bed, connect with buried-rated fittings, add tracer wire so the line can be found later, pressure test, and backfill in compacted lifts. Where the line crosses a driveway or patio we'll sleeve it so it can be serviced without breaking concrete.

We coordinate the meter-side connection with your utility, whether that's a city, a water district or Kitsap PUD, and we're used to working alongside general contractors, septic installers and electricians on a build site. On a new home we can also set the yard drainage and footing drain tie-ins at the same time, which saves a second mobilization.

Everything is done by our own crew with our own equipment, and we put the site back the way the rest of the project needs it.

When you need new water service installation

• A new home, ADU, shop or outbuilding that needs water
• A new or relocated meter set by the utility
• A garden, pasture or livestock hydrant on a long run
• A remodel that moves the point of entry
• A second line to separate irrigation from the house supply

How the job goes

1. Plan the route. We walk the property with you, note other utilities and septic components, and lay out the shortest clean route with the fewest crossings.
2. Locates and permits. Utilities are marked. If your jurisdiction or utility requires an inspection on the new line, we schedule it.
3. Trench. The mini excavator opens a trench to proper depth with a clean bottom. Driveway and patio crossings get a sleeve.
4. Lay and connect. Continuous HDPE or PEX on a gravel bed, buried-rated fittings at both ends, tracer wire, shutoff valves where they'll be useful later.
5. Test and backfill. Pressure tested, inspected if required, then gravel around the pipe and compacted lifts over it.
6. Restore. The surface put back to match the rest of the site, whether that's rough grade on a build site or finished lawn on an occupied lot.

Equipment and materials

• Continuous HDPE or PEX-A pipe sized for the run and the demand
• Buried-rated brass and stainless fittings
• Sleeves for driveway and patio crossings
• Tracer wire and warning tape
• Shutoff valves and hydrant assemblies as needed

What shapes the scope

Every property is different, and these are the things that decide whether a job is a quick morning or a full day. We'll tell you which it is before we start.

• Length and required size of the new line
• Number of crossings under driveways, patios or walls
• Soil conditions and depth required
• Whether the project site is open rough grade or a finished, occupied lot
• Utility inspection and meter-side requirements