How to use BoreSheet
BoreSheet builds an inspector-ready bore profile in minutes, on any rig and any rod. The planner is always free. This sheet is a planning aid, not a stamped engineering document. Call 811 and verify every utility before you drill.
Start a job
Tap Start a bore profile on boresheet.com, or open the BoreSheet app. You can start a new job, open a saved one, or tap the sample bore to see how a finished sheet looks. Everything saves on your phone or computer as you go.
Plan the bore
On the job screen, enter the bore length, entry and exit pit depths, rod length, pipe, and largest reamer. BoreSheet figures a rod-by-rod path and warns you about bend radius, depth of cover, and pitch changes that are too sharp. Pitches start automatic from the pit depths. If you want your own numbers, tap Edit pitches.
GPS pins
Where: the Ground section, buttons Pin entry pit and Pin exit pit.
What it is: a rough phone GPS mark at each pit, not survey staking. It can be about 10 to 15 feet off. Those pins go on the plan PDF, and they are what the map and KML use.
How to use it: stand at the entry pit and tap Pin entry pit. Walk to the exit pit and tap Pin exit pit. If you can’t get a fix, try again in the open, or type the coordinates. You need both pins before map exports will include a line.
Ground elevation
Where: same Ground section, after the two pit pins. The three steps are Pin entry pit, Pin exit pit, then Get ground from map.
What it is: a ground profile pulled from the map between those two pins, so the sheet can show how the surface rises and falls. You can also add your own ground shots with + Add ground shot if you taped them in the field.
How to use it: pin both pits first, then tap Get ground from map. When it finishes, the ground points show up below. This lookup needs a signal. If you’re offline, skip it and type ground shots yourself.
Utilities to cross
Where: Utilities to cross, then + Add utility.
What it is: the lines you already located, so the plan can check clearance to the reamer edge. BoreSheet does not find utilities for you.
How to use it: add each crossing, set how far it is from entry, how deep the top is, the size, and the required vertical clearance. Call 811 and pothole to verify before you drill. What you type is what the sheet uses.
Rod log
Where: the Rod log tab.
What it is: the place you record what was actually drilled, one rod at a time or in the full table. Logging rods stays free.
How to use it: enter station, depth, and pitch as you go, or use One rod at a time on the phone. You can also add soil notes and, if you need them later, edge-of-pavement offsets (that part is Pro).
Import a locator file
Where: Rod log, then Import from locator. You can also start a fresh job with Import from locator (new job).
What it is: it reads the file your locator emails after the shot. DigiTrak exports work today (the CSV, and the KML for pit points). Company name, contacts, job notes, rod numbers, and utilities on that file come across when those fields are empty on the job.
How to use it: pick the files from the email. The first logged locate is treated as the entry-pit wall at that depth. The last logged locate is the exit-pit wall at that depth. The drilled line stops at those two points — it does not climb to the surface before the entry wall or after the exit wall.
If you planned the bore in BoreSheet first, you’ll see your plan in blue and the locator path against it. If there was no pre-bore plan, the sheet shows only the path that was drilled. No generic blue smile, and no flags against a plan nobody made.
You can field-adjust a reading after import. The original file stays untouched, the change is logged, and adjusted rods are marked on the PDF.
The as-built sheet
The as-built PDF, map files (KML, shapefile, GeoJSON), close-out ZIP, planned vs actual, and re-plan from the current rod are BoreSheet Pro. Buy Pro on the website, then enter the unlock code in the web planner. The iPhone and Android apps do not sell Pro.
The as-built includes signature lines and the same disclaimer: this is not a stamped engineering document or survey.
Export the plan
Use Share & export to get the free one-page plan PDF, with an inspector page if you want it. Add your company info and logo so they print on the sheet.
What’s free
Planning the bore, clearance and bend checks, the plan PDF, locator import, and the rod sheet are free. Pro is the as-built packet after the hole is in the ground.