Borehole Registration and Permit Requirements - Cape Town If you're drilling a borehole for personal, home use, you usually don’t need a permit. However, the City of Cape Town does require you to register the borehole once it's drilled. If you're going to use large amounts of water for farming or business, you may [...]

When drilling a borehole, we usually go through different layers of soil, clay, rock, and sandstone until we reach a water - bearing layer called an aquifer. Our team has over 15 years of experience in the Cape, so we know what signs to look for - like changes in drill pressure, water traces, or [...]

Borehole water is a great solution, but like anything, it has a few things to be aware of: -  The water may need to be filtered if it has iron or minerals. -  If the borehole isn’t drilled properly, the water could get contaminated. -  Pumps and systems need a bit of maintenance over time. [...]

In most areas around Cape Town, Durbanville, or Somerset West, boreholes usually go between 40m and 80m deep – sometimes deeper depending on how far down the water is. Because we’ve been drilling across the Western Cape for over 15 years, we understand the local soil and groundwater. We’ll guide you on what depth is [...]

Borehole Drilling Prices: The cost to drill a borehole depends on how deep we need to go, the ground conditions, and what’s included - but most residential boreholes in Cape Town cost anywhere between R60,000 and R200,000 all - in. Sometimes more depending on the depth of the hole and location, motor & parts. We’ve [...]