Question about PVC strength

mobtek · Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:20 pm

I wasn't sure where to post this so I guess it'll get moved to wherever...

Ok - lets say that I have a 1" PVC water line and it's buried under 2-3 feet of road base material. If I have someone use a commercial roller/compactor to go over it, is there any danger of crushing my water line?

Thanks

Greg · Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:15 pm

It may depend on how the pipe was buried. If it was buried in sand you should be OK, but if it was just backfilled with dirt & rocks there could be a problem. The other variable is the width of the trench, if it was cut with a trencher (4"-6" wide) I doubt there would be a problem, a 24" wide trench with a backhoe could pose a problem.
I would let the contractor know the situation and have them make the call. Greg

mobtek · Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:08 pm

Well, originally it was covered in about 2' of sand. Over that we dropped in some road base mixed with asphalt chunks and then topped it off with more road base. I would guess that it has a god 1'-2' of sand over it.

It would be nice to roll out this area so it gets packed nice and flat.