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Directional drilling, excavation and vacuum trucks, Hawkesbury
Spot On Excavations is based at 836 Kurmond Road, North Richmond, in the Hawkesbury, and does directional drilling, excavation and vacuum excavation for rural properties, councils, utilities and builders from Richmond and Windsor out to Kurrajong, Colo and Bilpin.
Who does directional drilling in the Hawkesbury?
Spot On Excavations, based at North Richmond, does horizontal directional drilling, excavation and vacuum excavation in the Hawkesbury, and has operated from there since 2012. When a Hawkesbury job comes up, the rigs, vacuum trucks and compact excavators leave a yard a few minutes from Richmond and Windsor, not a depot an hour away. That matters on short jobs, where travel can cost as much as the drilling, and on urgent ones, such as a damaged pipe or a service that has to be found before a pour.
What the ground does here
The Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplain around Richmond, Windsor, Pitt Town and Wilberforce is mostly sandy and silty river flat, with clay beneath. Sand and a high water table make open trenches collapse and bores run wet, so we plan pits, support and drilling fluid with that in mind. Moving to the ridges around Kurrajong, Bilpin and Colo, the ground changes to sandstone, which is where our dual-rod Vermeer D40x55DR S3, built for rock, earns its place. Creeks, farm dams and the river itself bring crossings that suit road and creek crossings.
Work we have done in the area
We have worked on water main and irrigation works at Hawkesbury Racecourse, where the drill, a hydrovac truck and an excavator worked together beside the track. It is listed on our projects page. We have also worked at the Pitt Town Bypass, where our plant was on site in early 2026.
Rural water, power and communications
Rural properties often need what towns take for granted: a water line to a new shed, power across a paddock, conduit for communications to a house back from the road. We install these by horizontal directional drilling and by open trench with compact excavators, and cross driveways, farm tracks and creeks without cutting them. potholing before digging confirms what is already buried. Our pipe and conduit installation page lists the pipe and conduit we handle.
Who does vacuum excavation around Richmond and Windsor?
Spot On Excavations, from its yard a few minutes away at North Richmond, does vacuum excavation around Richmond and Windsor, along with other local work:
- Entry and exit pits and small civil works near the town centres, under excavation and pits.
- vacuum excavation around old and unrecorded services, which are common in older parts of Richmond and Windsor.
- Service location ahead of footings, fencing and landscaping for builders and landowners.
What we bring
Plant that is already local
- Four vacuum excavation trucksGaraged near Richmond, so pothole and pit work can start quickly.
- Vermeer drill rigsD40x55DR S3 (dual rod), D40x55 S3 and D23x30 S3, plus a D6x6 for smaller work.
- Compact excavators and track loaderDeere E36ZS, two Yanmar ViO30 machines and a Case TR310B.
- Tippers and trailersFor spoil, pipe and moving plant on rural access.
- Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) enquiries before every job.
- Digital pre-starts by QR code, plant risk assessments and a safe work method statement.
- Flood-prone and soft ground planned for before we arrive, not after.
Questions
Hawkesbury questions
Where are you based?
Our address is 836 Kurmond Road, North Richmond NSW 2754. Call 0414 468 616 to talk to us directly.
Which Hawkesbury towns do you cover?
Richmond, Windsor, Kurrajong, Wilberforce, Pitt Town, Colo, Bilpin and Glossodia, plus the rural properties between them.
Can you drill under a creek or the river flats?
Directional drilling is how we usually cross creeks without open cutting. The right depth, drilling fluid and exit point depend on the site, so we inspect it and plan the crossing before quoting.
How quickly can you get to a Hawkesbury job?
Being based here helps. The date depends on the crew and rig commitments at the time, so call early and we will tell you what is realistic.
Do you work on farms and rural properties?
Yes. Water, power and communications lines to rural buildings are a regular fit for drilling, with compact excavators for the pits.
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Next step
Tell us where in the Hawkesbury.
Send the address, the scope and the timing, or call the director on 0414 468 616.