DIY Horizontal Drilling: $7000 Quote Saved with a Shop Vacuum.

My friend Alex needs to run power to his garage he is building for his microgreens business. We were lucky in that the soil was sandy, so we use used a conduit connection with some slots hacksawed into it for our drill bit. The shop vacuum worked great to suck the dirt out as we went. In more compacted soil, a pressure washer hose down the middle of the conduit would help break up the ground as you go.

It was a fun projects, and a satisfying one as quotes for this job ran from $3000 to $7000, and we were not sure our plan would work. I know this won't work in all soil types, but I hope this helps someone out who has a similar project in mind.

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As always, Thanks for watching!


0:00 Intro.
1:14 The Microgreen Jungle.
2:09 Work Begins.
5:50 Rigid Octane Hammer Drill.
9:20 Shop Vacuum Repairs.
11:30. Land Dredging/Drilling begins.
13:45 Drilling Connections
17:13 Tripping Out a Plug in the Drill String.
18:36 Guessing the final distance.
20:08 Victory!
23:40 Subscribe for More!