Well Drilling
New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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For well drilling in Landrum, SC, the first question is whether a water line reaches your lot. Spartanburg Water's Landrum system covers about 15 square miles. The 29356 ZIP code takes in about 82 square miles of land. Past the lines, a new house needs its own well, and an older well can run dry.
Based in Pacolet, just outside Spartanburg, Core Well Drilling is licensed and bonded. Our drillers bring more than 40 years of drilling experience. Around Landrum, our main work is drilling new wells and replacing wells that ran dry or failed. We also install the well pump system and run the water line to the house. Call (864) 768-5688 and we will get back to you.
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Spartanburg Water runs Landrum's water as a separate service area, set apart from the rest of its system. It covers about 15 square miles in northwestern Spartanburg County and reaches into Greenville County. The system serves about 4,400 people through a distribution system of nearly 30 miles.
That is more people than live in the city itself, so the lines reach past the city limits. The Landrum system uses surface water from Hogback Creek, near the top of Hogback Mountain. It also draws from Vaughn's Creek, with that source water in Greenville County.
Most of the land in the 29356 ZIP code lies outside that 15-square-mile system. Before you buy land around Landrum, ask the water utility whether a line reaches the lot. If none does, the house will need a well, and our site survey helps pick its spot. Where both are possible, our guide to well water vs city water compares them.
The ground around Landrum belongs to what the USGS calls the Piedmont and Blue Ridge aquifers. There, bedrock sits under a blanket of loose, weathered material called regolith. Most of that blanket is saprolite, an earthy, decomposed rock, and in places it runs 150 feet thick.
A rock well gets its water from fractures in the bedrock. The USGS notes that a well crossing no fractures yields little or no water. So the depth and the yield change from one lot to the next.
On one hard-rock well we drilled in Inman, good water showed a little past 520 feet. Sometimes an Upstate well finds water near 200 feet. The state requires the casing to reach bedrock, and the rock only shows itself once the drill reaches it. That is why our written estimate for drilling a new well quotes a minimum depth and explains the casing cost.
Landrum was founded in 1880, after the railroad was extended north from Spartanburg. The town is named for John Gill Landrum, who gave the land for the local depot. Today the city centers on the crossing of US-176 and SC-14, just west of I-26. It sits about 1,024 feet above sea level.
The 2020 Census counted 2,481 people in the city. About 8,893 people live in the 29356 ZIP code, the only ZIP code for Landrum. So most people with a Landrum address live outside the city limits.
Campobello, a town of 675 people in the 2020 Census, also sits on US-176. SC-11 passes through its northern part and connects it with I-26 to the east. Across the county line, Gowensville sits along the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway and SC-14 in Greenville County. Gowensville is home to Campbell's Covered Bridge, the last covered bridge in South Carolina.
The permit for a new home well comes from the state. SCDES, the state environmental agency, requires it under Regulation 61-44, and the state's fee is $70 for each home well. The driller notifies SCDES 48 hours before installation. Within thirty days of finishing the well, the driller files a well record with the state.
The house needs its own building permit. Spartanburg County's Building Codes Department handles residential construction permitting from its office in Spartanburg. If the lot sits inside the Landrum city limits, check with the city too. Our guide to the South Carolina well permit covers the steps.
The rig comes over from our shop in Pacolet on US-176, the same highway that runs through downtown Landrum. Landrum is about 30 miles from the shop in a straight line, and about 21 miles from Spartanburg. US-176 also passes Inman, where we work too.
Communities and areas we serve around Landrum: Downtown Landrum, Campobello, Gowensville, Hogback Mountain, Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, Campbell's Covered Bridge, Landrum High School, US-176, SC-14, I-26.
Landrum ZIP codes served: 29356.
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(864) 768-5688 New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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No water at the house, pressure that keeps dropping, or a pump that never shuts off. We check the system in order and repair or replace the part that failed.
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Core Well Drilling installs the complete pump system on new and existing wells. That covers the submersible pump, the pitless adapter, the pressure tank and switch, and the hookup at the house.
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A well pressure tank holds water under pressure so the pump does not run every time a faucet opens. We install and replace pressure tanks across the Upstate, sized to the pump on your well.
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We trench and lay the water line from the wellhead to the house or the barn. Old lines that leak or sit too shallow get replaced the same way.
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Irrigation and farm wells for sprinkler systems, livestock, ponds and pools around the Upstate. We size the pump to the well and run the line out to the field.
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Guys did an excellent job on drilling our well. Got out here in a timely manner. Super nice guys. Highly recommend these guys!
They were very courteous and professional. In two days I had water to my house. I would recommend them to anyone, you won't regret it. It's a very reliable company, and they stand by their work!
Went above and beyond for me to get what I needed done for my new house! Was walked through the process of everything and what to expect if anything goes wrong and I felt as if I was completely ready for anything. You need help, call these guys!
The gentleman that own Core Well were so nice and helpful in explaining about drilling our Well . I would definitely recommend them if you're in need of getting a well done.
Friendly and professional. Did a great job drilling my well at fair price and in timely manner
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