Florida has very high underground water tables; especially during the summer rainy season, which tends to be very often in the sunshine state. If the water table on your construction site is high, you can call the professionals at Alpha Dewatering of Florida to assist with lowering the water table on your job site through our professional Dewatering methods.
How is sock tile trenching done?
Using a specialized trencher, the experienced staff at Alpha Dewatering of Florida install a perforated drain pipe under the area where dewatering is needed on the construction site. The pipe is wrapped in fabric, with the length of the drain being determined by the type and condition of the soil, as well as the water table. The drain in trenched in & backfilled leaving virtually no trace of dewatering on your job site.
A common sock tile trench varies in length depending on many factors and is installed as deep as 18’ in the ground. Multiple parallel sock pipes can be installed if need be. The sock drain pipe lower the water table throughout the entire are far enough that excavation work can begin or resume.
What is a sock tile?
A sock tile, also known as a pipe drain sleeve, consists of a synthetic fiber that is slipped onto the exterior of the perforated pipe. The sleeve serves as a filter that prevents soil, sand, or sediment from entering the perforated pipe. Sock drains have been used by construction industry professionals for many years to aid drainage.
Alpha Dewatering Trenched Tile and Sock Installations Provide Many Advantages Including:
- A sock tile allows proper drainage of a construction site and keeps critical areas dry, such as borrow pits and stormwater management ponds.
- A Sock Tile can be used in a variety of different soils and with an assortment of soil conditions.
- Sock Tile Installation happens with minimal disruption to the job site.
- Industry experts consider sock tile the most cost-effective method of dewatering a construction site.
- Quick installation with no need for site dewatering prior to trenching.
- Minimal disruption to job site both during and after installation.
Drain Tile Systems in Florida – Trust the Professionals
Here at Alpha Dewatering of Florida, our staff has more than 2 decades of combined experience dewatering construction sites, sock tile trenching is one of our dewatering specialties. We know the job, as well as the different type soil conditions that are common here in Florida. When performed by a trained and experienced professional, sock tile trenching lowers the water table, stabilizes the soil, and provides fast and efficient dewatering for depths as deep as 20’. Sock tile is also able to be installed in multiple stages for depths that exceed 20’ for example, pond excavating. One of the key components in the sock tile process is the sock drain itself which, when connected to a dewatering pump allows water to be extracted from the soil through the perforation around the sock tile. This perforation keeps fine material and solids out allowing for water extraction from the soil.
Alpha Dewatering can help through our sock tile trenching service.
For quick and effective dewatering to depths of up to 20 feet, Alpha Dewatering can engineer, design and install your complete horizontal dewatering or trenched tile dewatering system with minimal jobsite disruption in a space virtually within the width of the trenching unit.
