Tap preparation, meter boxes and meter settings built to the utility standard so your new service connects without delays.
The tap and meter are where your private line meets the public system. Utilities have strict standards for how that connection is built, and an incorrect meter box or the wrong depth can send an inspector home and push your schedule back by weeks.
We prepare the connection area to the utility details: the trench at the main, the tap saddle or corporation stop location, the service line to the box and a level, protected meter box with the correct setter. Where the utility installs its own meter, we make sure the box and line are ready to receive it.
Each utility has its own detail drawings for boxes, setters and depths. We work from the details for your provider and ask early when something is unclear.
Meter boxes sink and tilt if they sit on soft fill. We set them on firm stone and match the final grade so mowers and snow do not catch the lid.
The utility often has to be present for the tap itself. We coordinate the day, keep the trench open and safe and have materials ready so the visit is short.
A meter box in the wrong place or at the wrong depth can delay a whole project. Checking the utility drawing at the start costs a few minutes and can save a failed inspection and a second trench.
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BeforeAfterBuilt from the provider detail.
Stone bedding so boxes stay level.
Trench ready when the utility arrives.
Meter setters and shutoffs sized.
Details checked before the visit.
Grade matched around the lid.
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Tell us what you need and send photos or a site plan if you can. We plan the visit so we arrive ready.
We call 811, walk the site, confirm lines and plan the route and depth.
You get a clear written price, and we agree a day and an arrival window.
Trenching or boring to the plan, with safe walls, careful spoil handling and protection for your lawn.
Pipe or conduit laid on a good bed, joints checked, tests and inspections done before cover-up.
Compacted backfill, grading, sod or paving repair and a walk-through with you.
Often the utility makes the tap. Where local rules allow contractors to do it, we can. We tell you which applies.
We can relocate it. It usually involves a short trench and fittings, and we coordinate with the utility.
The tap itself is quick. Scheduling around the utility is usually the longest part.
Yes. Relocation is common and we plan the new location with you.
Your water utility publishes them. We know many of them and will check yours before we dig.
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