Hello everyone
I'm kind of new at this and need some advice. I live on 2.5 acres of land in the suburbs and would like to put in a well in the middle of the trees in the back of my property. I do have neighbors on two sides so I can't just hire somebody to bring a truck over and drill since a) i want the well to be hidden by the trees so a truck cant get in there, b) don't want to deal with permits and advertise to all, and c) in my area it would cost $1500 and up.
I did some research and found out that in my area well water is 7-12' deep. After some calling around I found out that no tool rental place has power augers with extensions more than 3'. One place did have a manual 6" diameter auger (they called it post hole digger) with all extensions I need.
So couple of questions for all the experienced out there:
Will it be possible to drill with the manual auger? The land in my area is not rocky, mostly clay and sand.
Will a 6" diameter well be enough?
How deep do I aim for? If I hit water 10' down, do I go to 15'? 18'? 20'?
A landscaper i spoke to told me to drill the 6" well, put in a 4" PVC pipe and fill the remainder of the space with gravel so it would filter the water and keep the dirt out of the pipe. Another one suggested using sand and landscaping fabric (the one that is used to prevent grass from growing) to wrap the pipe and filter the water and prevent the dirt and sand from clogging the pipe. Does anybody know if this fabric has any tar or other unhealthy chemicals that will leak into the water?
Any suggestions will be appreciated
Thank you
I'm kind of new at this and need some advice. I live on 2.5 acres of land in the suburbs and would like to put in a well in the middle of the trees in the back of my property. I do have neighbors on two sides so I can't just hire somebody to bring a truck over and drill since a) i want the well to be hidden by the trees so a truck cant get in there, b) don't want to deal with permits and advertise to all, and c) in my area it would cost $1500 and up.
I did some research and found out that in my area well water is 7-12' deep. After some calling around I found out that no tool rental place has power augers with extensions more than 3'. One place did have a manual 6" diameter auger (they called it post hole digger) with all extensions I need.
So couple of questions for all the experienced out there:
Will it be possible to drill with the manual auger? The land in my area is not rocky, mostly clay and sand.
Will a 6" diameter well be enough?
How deep do I aim for? If I hit water 10' down, do I go to 15'? 18'? 20'?
A landscaper i spoke to told me to drill the 6" well, put in a 4" PVC pipe and fill the remainder of the space with gravel so it would filter the water and keep the dirt out of the pipe. Another one suggested using sand and landscaping fabric (the one that is used to prevent grass from growing) to wrap the pipe and filter the water and prevent the dirt and sand from clogging the pipe. Does anybody know if this fabric has any tar or other unhealthy chemicals that will leak into the water?
Any suggestions will be appreciated
Thank you
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