Homeowners in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Atherton, Menlo Park and Woodside can benefit from TrenchFree’s expertise in trenchless utility and infrastructure projects on the Peninsula
When you choose TrenchFree for a Palo Alto, Los Altos, Atherton, Menlo Park or Woodside underground infrastructure project, you’re hiring a local trenchless contractor whose methodologies and experience are a perfect fit. We know the local landscape and can get permits issued quickly. Your job will be completed and signed off efficiently.
Our team delivers clean installs, tight compliance and faster turnarounds—without tearing up your property.
From aging sewer lines beneath heritage oaks to new electrical, gas or water utility runs for ADUs, estate remodels and commercial upgrades, TrenchFree brings the Bay Area’s most advanced trenchless methods to every job: less disruption, fewer surprises and results that protect your investment.
TrenchFree’s trenchless expertise on the Peninsula
Trenchless work isn’t something we “also do.” It’s our core competency, baked into our DNA. We do it every day—unlike firms that treat trenchless as a sideline or subcontract it out.
Our crews handle trenchless water, sewer, gas and conduit installations across the Peninsula using the right tool for the right site:
- Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for longer runs and high-precision placement
- Pneumatic boring / missile boring for tight access areas
- Pipe bursting to replace failed sewer or water lines without open trenches
- CIPP lining (cured-in-place pipe) for internal pipe rehabilitation and long-term corrosion resistance
We’ve completed projects throughout Los Altos Hills, Hillsborough, Redwood City, Atherton and surrounding San Mateo County communities—from the wooded lanes of West Atherton and Woodside to the hillside lots above Farm Hill and Edgewood. These are properties where soil composition varies, easements are narrow and surface disruption isn’t an option.
That experience matters. Trenchless success depends on reading the ground, protecting nearby utilities and keeping tolerances tight—especially in established Peninsula neighborhoods like Crescent Park, Old Palo Alto and Professorville, where decades-old infrastructure runs beneath mature landscaping and narrow lot lines.
Minimal disruption to homes, estates and landscaping
Traditional trenching can mean ripping through circular drives, flagstone patios, heritage trees and decades of finishing work—then paying to rebuild all of it. In neighborhoods like Lindenwood, Allied Arts and Felton Gables, where properties have been refined over generations, that kind of disruption is not optimal. TrenchFree avoids it whenever and wherever trenchless is feasible.
Our trenchless approach typically requires only small entry and exit pits, so we protect:
- mature landscaping, specimen trees and irrigation systems
- hardscape, pavers and decorative concrete
- driveways, motor courts and guest parking areas
- street access in narrow hillside or rural road conditions
Even when a tool lodges during a bore (rare, but it can happen in mixed or rocky soil), recovery excavations stay pinpointed to one small location—not a full trench across your property. The goal is always the same: protect the surface and finish clean.
Full utility integration through Proven Connections Group
Proper underground work relies on teamwork. It has to match utility plans, city approvals and inspection schedules.
Through our partnership with Proven Connections Group, TrenchFree offers full utility integration, including:
- interpretation of PG&E, municipal, water district and telecom plans
- coordination of utility applications and approvals
- engineered designs compliant with Green Book and local standards
- inspection scheduling and meter set coordination
Once designs are approved, TrenchFree executes the underground scope to specification and to Green Book requirements for gas and electric service where applicable.
This reduces delays, prevents redesign loops and keeps your project moving.
Tight Municipal and Utility Code Compliance
On the Peninsula, trenchless projects depend on strict compliance with municipal codes and planning departments from start to finish. Our team conforms to tight city and utility requirements on every job, eliminating costly redo work. Each installation is aligned with:
- Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside and other Peninsula cities’ requirements for underground infrastructure
- PG&E Green Book standards and trenchless proximity/clearance rules
- Cal/OSHA excavation and confined-space safety protocols
- Local permitting, traffic control, soil compaction, and inspection expectations
We manage every detail so your project passes inspection—safely, efficiently and fully compliant.
That means fewer jobsite interruptions and fewer do-overs after inspections. In practice, it also protects homeowners and developers from timeline drift caused by preventable compliance gaps.
Safety, training and qualified operators
Trenchless equipment is powerful, and Peninsula utility corridors are dense—particularly in older neighborhoods like College Terrace, Southgate, The Willows and downtown Menlo Park. We skillfully navigate existing underground infrastructure and surface landscaping and hardscapes.
Every TrenchFree crew member is trained and qualified in:
- excavation safety and trenchless jobsite protocols
- confined-space entry
- PG&E-approved underground procedures (through Proven Connections)
- robotic pipe-cutting and internal rehabilitation equipment
Transparent scopes, clear limitations
Trenchless work should reduce surprises, not create them. Our proposals are direct about:
- what’s included and excluded
- which conditions could require supplemental work
- how we handle unforeseen discoveries—like unknown utility conflicts
Homeowners and general contractors know exactly where the scope starts and ends—so you can budget and schedule without guesswork.
Faster turnaround for Peninsula projects
Trenchless methods save time because they avoid the domino effect of open-trench construction:
- less excavation
- less surface restoration
- fewer traffic or access complications
- simpler inspection in many cases
For residential customers, that often means fewer days of disruption. For estate renovations and ADU additions, it means protecting existing landscapes while new utility connections go underground.
Call TrenchFree for a site visit and pipe inspection
We install and rehabilitate underground lines across the Peninsula with trenchless methods that protect surface property, meet utility standards and finish faster—with clear scopes and a specialized crew.
If you’re planning trenchless sewer replacement, no-dig pipe repair, gas line installation, water line rerouting or conduit boring in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Atherton, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Hillsborough or Woodside—whether in a historic neighborhood like Professorville or a large-lot property in Lloyden Park—TrenchFree is ready to evaluate the site and recommend the most efficient underground utility installation strategy.
