Modular Home Planning: How to Drill a Well within the Property
Thoroughly planned water well will provide lots benefits to your modular home. The well can give enough water supplies for the family. The well can also be an excellent source of huge savings. But how to you start with your water well drilling process?
There are certain steps or techniques you need to consider when planning to drill a water well within your modular home property.
Cost of the Well within the Modular Home Property
Consider the costs and benefits of drilling a well in a modular home property against connecting to the city or town water source. Drilling a well involves a higher initial cost than connecting to a public water supply, as well as risks of not finding enough water or water of sufficient quality and ongoing costs to pump the water and maintain the well. However, some water districts may make residents wait years before they can be connected to a public supply, thus making well drilling a viable option where there is enough groundwater at a reasonable depth.
Location of the Well within the Modular Home Property
Know the specific location of the property where the well is to be drilled. You’ll need to know the section, township, range and quarters to access land and well records through your state’s geological survey.
If you wish to make sure the location of your well to be excellent, you can consult the geologic and topographic maps. Although less useful than well-drilling records, geologic maps can show the general location of aquifers, as well as the rock formations in an area. Topographic maps show the surface features and their elevations and can be used to plot well locations. Together, they can determine whether an area has sufficient groundwater to make drilling a well viable.
Find out What Previous Wells have been Drilled on the Modular Home Property
Geological survey records will record the depths of previous wells in the modular home property and whether or not they found water. You can access these records in person, by telephone or online. These records can help you determine the depth of the water table, as well as the location of any confined aquifers.
Ask People who Live near the Property
Many older wells have no documentation, and even if records exist, someone who lived nearby may remember how much water those wells produced.
Get assistance from a Modular Home Subcontractor
Your modular home subcontractor may be able to answer general questions and direct you to resources beyond those mentioned here. If you need more detailed information than what they can provide, you may need the services of a professional hydrologist.
In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog
