Whatever a reasonable cost turns out to be for you, you could figure double that for trenching in AZ (at least in this area).

My quote would be...free.

But then, I have a backhoe, so there's that....

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Originally posted by ffips:
65' x 2' deep =130' of earth moving at $10/unit, my SWAG is $1300 but that doesn't include conduit so, now I'ma say $1625.

How'd I do?

And please call before you dig. Buried gas is nothing to play around with.

Almost nailed it.

Gas lines on the utility side of the meter are already marked. I have a rough guess where the lines in my yard, and can shut it off before digging.

Thanks all for the responses. The quoted price seems reasonable in light of everything, including two trips, which I had not been considering.

My electrician did a similar job for $700.

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Originally posted by rtquig:
Mark outs are free and mandatory. Call 811, you need 3 day notice before digging.

Tried to get my back yard done, was told they don't do areas that don't have utilities in them.
My electric & phone are in the front, no nat gas lines out here in the country.(at lest not on my road)

I did something similar with a pick axe and a few hours of my time. I try and do just about everything myself though.

I've got a pair of electrical runs which really should be deeper. I'm trying to work up the gumption to do that. Problem is: It's over 100 feet, it's clay, there are multiple sprinkler system lines I'll cross and, through one area in particular, tree roots. Then under a short concrete walkway right next to the service origin.

It will not be fun

It will be so much un-fun that I briefly considered paying for directional boring, but I'm led to understand that's hella expensive.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by ffips:
…. Buried gas is nothing to play around with.

One of our guys at my former company hit a gas line. They evacuated the entire neighborhood, all sorts of emergency people, gas company, etc. I never found out how much, but we paid a hefty fine.

Definitely agree with this. AP headline from just a few minutes ago:

Police: 1 dead, 15 injured in North Carolina gas explosion

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A gas explosion that partially collapsed a North Carolina building and set it ablaze Wednesday morning killed one person and injured more than a dozen others, police said.

Police cars blocked the streets near the explosion in downtown Durham and a thick, acrid smoke hung over the shopping district created from remodeled tobacco warehouses. At least two ladder trucks sprayed blasts of water into the smoldering rubble nearly two hours after the explosion.

Durham Police Department spokesman Wil Glenn said a contractor boring under a sidewalk hit a 2-inch (5-centimeter) gas line, triggering the explosion. One person was killed and 15 were taken to area hospitals...continues at

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bui...cited-145836388.html

How much is your time worth? That is how I figure things now. My father had three boys. We did ALL of the digging. For free. On the weekends. Six foot trench around the entire house, laid drain tile, added gravel and backfilled. I have two daughters. I hire that stuff out. You can go cheap if you like to supervise the work. My 81 year old neighbor had to pick the guy up in the hood, feed him and bring him back. Cost him very little in money.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:

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Originally posted by rtquig:
Mark outs are free and mandatory. Call 811, you need 3 day notice before digging.

Tried to get my back yard done, was told they don't do areas that don't have utilities in them.
My electric & phone are in the front, no nat gas lines out here in the country.(at lest not on my road)

Most don't have utilities in your back yard but some do. If a line is

under pressure (water, gas) utilities must do a mark out. I had to do mark outs when I first started out in water/wastewater. Older homes sometimes still have lines from a well or to the septic. It's free, so the worst they can tell you is "we have nothing underground in your yard".

I would either hand dig or rent a ditch witch depending on the soil.

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Originally posted by Woodman:
$2,850

This...actually I came up with $2950.00, roughly $45 and hour

This what I would charge a carrier....for a straight forward trench