Services · North West Tasmania
Drainage, Trenching & Stormwater
LCB Contracting installs stormwater drainage, agricultural drains and service trenches across North West Tasmania. Trenches are cut to accurate falls with laser levels, pipes are bedded and backfilled to specification, and wet paddocks or soggy house blocks are drained so the water goes where it should: away.
On the North West coast, water management decides whether a site works. We install ag drains with geofabric and aggregate to dry out paddocks and seepage prone blocks, stormwater lines with correct falls and pits, and culverts and table drains that keep driveways and access tracks alive through winter.
For builders we cut service trenches for power, water, sewer and NBN to depth and grade, with bedding sand and compacted backfill so there are no settlement humps six months later. Trenching is coordinated with your plumber or electrician so open time is kept short and safe.
Common questions
Drainage & Trenching FAQs
How do you fix a waterlogged paddock or yard?
Usually with subsoil (ag) drainage: trenches cut on grade, lined with geofabric, laid with slotted pipe and backfilled with drainage aggregate, discharging to a legal point like a dam, drain or watercourse. One properly designed scheme typically transforms a wet paddock in a single visit.
Can you dig trenches for services on a building site?
Yes. We trench for power, water, sewer and communications to the depths your plumber, electrician or the network requires, including bedding sand and compacted backfill. We locate existing services before we dig.
What falls do stormwater drains need?
As a rule of thumb stormwater lines need at least a 1% fall (1 cm per metre) to keep themselves clear, and we set falls with laser levels rather than by eye. Where a site can’t achieve fall to the street we’ll talk through pits, pumps or alternative discharge points before any digging starts.
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Send through the site address and a few photos, and we'll come back with honest advice and a fixed quote. Servicing Devonport, Burnie, Ulverstone, Penguin, Latrobe, Port Sorell, Sheffield, Wynyard and the wider North West coast, plus anywhere in the state for the right job.