Jetting In Pvc Dock Pilings

I ve never used that method to set pilings in water doc but i ve drilled a small hole in a cap on the end of pvc with a hose fitting on the other end to jet a pipe under a concrete drive about 20.

Jetting in pvc dock pilings. Chris gagne 508 563 7136 x111. The pump hose was connected to a length of 6 pvc pipe with a tee. The technique of installing a dock piling is known as jetting. Because driving pilings requires heavy equipment this article will focus on jetting them.

If you want to build a pier or a dock you need good sturdy pilings or posts to support it. I helped a follow worker put dock post in using a portable 6 hp water pump. Place the tee so it is sideways. It should work ok if you have enough water volume.

Jetting is better for sandy soil while concrete is more stable for muddy beds. I will take a piece of 8 pvc pipe and place a couple blocks of wood on top and hammer it in to the pond floor with a sledge hammer. The top of the tee had a screw on cap. Unscrew the cap slide 4x4 down in side the pvc.

I have an existing dock that has seen its better days and i want to build a new dock in its place. Unless you have the heavy equipment to drive the pilings into the ground you ll either need to use a jet of water to dig a deep hole or set the pilings in concrete footers. Pull the pvc. Installing posts or piling in the water to support a dock or pier can be done either by jetting with water or driving with a pile driver if the earth under the water is not too rocky yet is solid enough to be load bearing.

Connect the pump to the side part of the tee. Dockage mooring reservations winter storage. You will need at least two people to complete this task and this article only deals with repairing a piling in an existing dock where the soil below. Here is what i am thinking.

Wash the hole down as deep as you need it. Kingman yacht center 1 shipyard lane po box 408 cataumet ma 02534.