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Borehole Drilling in Pretoria
Thinking of drilling a borehole in Pretoria? Send the area, what the water is for, how much access a rig has, and what holes nearby have found if you know, so drillers who work in Pretoria and across Gauteng can quote rates per metre, casing and testing.
Want to know more first? Our borehole drilling guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Pretoria
Workshops in Silverton and Waltloo repair and rewind borehole, pool and booster motors, and many stock cable, pipe and pressure switches for the trade. Lightning on the koppies is hard on control boxes, so surge and dry run protection are worth the extra. Drillers working the east know which areas are dolomite and may ask for a geotechnical opinion first; Tshwane has its own borehole rules, so check with the municipality before you drill.
Pretoria: the properties, the water and the pump shops
Pretoria East is borehole country. In Garsfontein, Moreleta Park, Faerie Glen and Lynnwood, a borehole for the garden is almost as common as a pool, and many owners now plumb it into a water tank as well, because Tshwane has had repeated water cuts and pressure problems in the east. North of the Magaliesberg, Akasia and Montana sit on different rock, and the smallholdings of Mooikloof, Kameeldrift and Roodeplaat rely on boreholes for house, garden and animals. Parts of the south and east lie on dolomite, where the municipality may restrict drilling. Pump shops, drillers and rewinders work out of Silverton, Waltloo, Rosslyn and Pretoria West.
Who asks for borehole drilling around Pretoria, most often first:
- Homeowners: a garden borehole in the suburbs drilled to ride out water cuts
- Smallholdings and plots: one borehole sited and drilled for the house, animals and a veg garden
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: a communal borehole drilled for the gardens of a complex or security estate
Local tips for Pretoria
Common here: garden boreholes in Pretoria East, smallholding pumps, tank and booster setups. Ask each supplier about this: ask the driller what nearby holes yielded and whether your stand is on dolomite. Where they work from: silverton and Waltloo in the east, Rosslyn and Pretoria West for bigger workshops.
Borehole Drilling usually suit gardens, plots, farms, estates, businesses. How it is fitted: rotary percussion with air, then cased. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a garden borehole in the suburbs drilled to ride out water cuts. On the ground and water: heavy summer storms with hail and lightning; dolomite in parts of the south and east.
Service area: Pretoria and surrounds
Our network covers Pretoria together with Centurion, Hatfield, Waterkloof, Montana, Silver Lakes, Mooikloof, Akasia. The depth, the duty and the address help a driller work out the job, the parts and the travel before quoting.