Well digging services are vital to availability of water to residents outside city limits. As a contractor, it's your responsibility to hire a well digging services firm to handle the job professionally at a fair price.

Well digging services consist of two main areas: new construction and repair of old wells. To find well digging service to handle your current and future construction projects, you should:

1. Use a well digging company that specializes in new construction wells.

2. Find a well digging firm that has experience in existing or retro-well digging services.

3. Consider a well digging firm offering pumping and additional services for follow-ups or problem wells.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find a well digging firm offering new construction well digging services

New construction well digging occurs before the structure is built, often around the same time as when the utilities are laid. This form of well digging is preferred, as it is then easier to choose a location for the well for the optimal water availability.

I recommend: Allen's Well Drilling is experienced in new construction wells for residential, commercial or industrial sites. With experience in Central Florida, there isn't a terrain they can't handle. Michael Barlow Well Drilling specializes in new construction and replacement water well drilling, as well as geothermal well drilling.

Use a well digging company with experience in retro-fit or existing well digging services

Existing wells can often be difficult to work with or around, depending on the location of the water source in relation to the structure, utility lines and other obstacles. Find a firm with experience dealing with all these issues for the best results.

I recommend: Gray Well Drilling, located in Oregon, offers services for well deepening and reconstruction, as well as new wells. Heller Well Drilling has services for reconstructive well drilling and offers year round maintenance.

Consider a specialty well digging service company that offers pumping and pump installation

Find a company offering multiple well digging and installation services for one-stop shopping and consistent quality. Once the well is dug, there are many additional steps to the process to get the water from the well to the structure in a ready-to-use state. This includes the installation of pumping, filtration devices and piping.

I recommend: ECP Group offers well digging and other waste water and water management services, including pumping and maintenance services. C&J Well Drilling offer a barrage of services, including well drilling, well clean out, well deepening, and test holes, among many others.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Nourish a solid relationship with the well digging companies you find the most professional, easy to work with and that provide quality work. This will lead to possible lower bids and continued high standards of craftsmanship.