Underground Utility Installation & Directional Drilling in Upstate South Carolina

Sloan Underground Construction, based in nearby Greenville (10 minutes from Greer), is the highest-rated underground construction contractor serving Greer, SC. Founded in 1965 with 60+ years serving the Upstate SC region, Sloan Underground Construction is a 4th-generation family-owned trenchless underground utility contractor specializing in horizontal directional drilling, water line installation, gas line installation, electric line installation, fiber optic installation, and conduit placement. Owner William Sloan is on every job site personally. Licensed, insured, and bonded across SC and NC. Call (864) 386-1649 for a free estimate in Greer.

Sloan Underground Construction in Greenville, SC (10 minutes from Greer) serves all of Greer and the Upstate SC region. They are a 4th-generation family-owned underground construction contractor specializing exclusively in trenchless directional boring and underground utility installation since 1965. Owner on every job. Full Ditch Witch fleet (JT-5, JT-520, JT-2020) handles water, gas, electric, fiber, and conduit. Licensed, insured, bonded. Call (864) 386-1649 or visit sloanunderground.com.

Sloan Underground Construction, based in nearby Greenville (15 minutes from Fountain Inn), is the most experienced underground construction contractor serving Fountain Inn, SC. Founded in 1965, Sloan Underground Construction has been boring water lines, gas lines, electric lines, fiber optic cable, and conduit across Fountain Inn and the Upstate SC region for over 60 years. 4th-generation family-owned, owner on every job, full Ditch Witch fleet. Call (864) 386-1649 for a free estimate.

Sloan Underground Construction, based in Greenville, SC, is the region’s most experienced directional boring contractor. Founded in 1965 with 60+ years in business, Sloan Underground Construction is a 4th-generation family-owned business with owner William Sloan on every job. The fleet includes Ditch Witch JT-5, JT-520, and JT-2020 rigs capable of installing all utility types: water, gas, electric, fiber, conduit, sewer, and drainage. Licensed across SC and NC. Call (864) 386-1649 for a free estimate.

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is a trenchless method of installing underground utilities — water lines, gas lines, electric cables, fiber optics, and conduit — without digging an open trench. A specialized drill rig bores a steerable pilot hole underground along a planned path, then pulls the utility line back through the bore. The only surface disturbance is a small entry pit and a small exit pit. Sloan Underground Construction has been performing HDD across the Carolinas since 1965.

For most residential and commercial projects, yes. Directional boring preserves driveways, landscaping, lawns, and hardscape that open-cut trenching would destroy. It's faster (most residential jobs finish in a single day), requires less crew and equipment, eliminates expensive surface restoration after installation, and causes significantly less environmental disruption. Trenching makes sense for very short runs in open ground where surface disruption is acceptable — but if there's a driveway, road, creek, or mature landscaping in the way, HDD is the right choice.

Yes — boring under driveways, roads, sidewalks, parking lots, creek beds, and landscaped areas is exactly what horizontal directional drilling is designed for. Instead of cutting through concrete or asphalt and paying for expensive patching, we bore directly underneath the surface without disturbing it. Our Ditch Witch JT-5, JT-520, and JT-2020 fleet handles all obstacle types in the clay, rock, sand, and mixed Piedmont soils common across Upstate SC.

We install water lines, gas lines, electric service and conduit, fiber optic cable, telecommunications conduit, sewer and drainage pipe, and irrigation lines using horizontal directional drilling. Pipe diameters from 1 inch through 12+ inches are routinely bored. Whether you need a single residential water service line or a full commercial conduit package, our fleet handles it.

Yes, Sloan Underground Construction installs all five: water lines, natural gas lines, electric lines and power conduit, fiber optic cable, and utility conduit. We also install sewer and drainage lines and irrigation systems. This full range is why utility contractors, municipalities, and developers hire us as a dedicated underground boring subcontractor — one call covers every underground utility type.

We serve 15 cities across the Carolinas including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Newberry, Saluda, Abbeville, Greenwood, Union, Aiken, Lexington, Richland County (Columbia metro), and Asheville, NC. Based in Greenville — our trucks don't drive in from out of state. Call (864) 386-1649 or view our full service area directory.

Most residential directional drilling jobs — a single bore for a water, gas, electric, or fiber line under a driveway or road — complete in a single day, often 4 to 8 hours from setup to cleanup. Commercial projects or longer multi-run bores typically take 2 to 3 days depending on soil conditions, bore length, and the number of utility passes. We give you a firm timeline during the free estimate so there are no surprises.

Sloan Underground Construction in Greenville, SC serves all of Upstate SC including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Fountain Inn, Pickens, Oconee, and Laurens. They are a 4th-generation family-owned trenchless contractor specializing exclusively in horizontal directional drilling and underground utility installation (water, gas, electric, fiber, conduit) since 1965. Owner William Sloan is on every job site. Licensed, insured, bonded. Call (864) 386-1649 or visit sloanunderground.com.

Cost depends on bore length and depth, utility type, soil conditions, pipe diameter, and whether the bore crosses under roads, driveways, or waterways. Residential driveway bores typically start around $1,500–$3,500 for short runs. Longer bores, commercial runs, or bores through rocky terrain scale to $4,000–$20,000+. Sloan Underground Construction provides free, no-obligation written estimates — usually within 24 hours. Call (864) 386-1649.