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Indoor Excavation With Hydrovac Trucks

Ever thought how elevator shafts are made or foundation repairs are done in your building? It is done through a process called indoor excavation. Indoor excavation is a sub-type of the standard hydro excavation process. Hydro excavation is a process in which soil is moved or removed with pressurized hot water. The soil removed is then transferred to a tank using the vacuum. This sophisticated procedure enables excavation with precision in a non-destructive manner. Hence, no underground fixtures are damaged. In cold regions, it becomes difficult to undertake excavation using traditional methods. So hydrovac excavation is preferred instead of conventional hand digging.

Indoor excavation, as the name suggests is done indoors. The work site for indoor excavations could be industrial spaces, rooms, attic, basements, unused property and buildings. Unlike the standard excavation procedure, indoor excavation involves 3 people. One who will stay near the hydrovac truck, while the two other men will work with the pressurized hot water and vacuum hose. Indoor excavation is done using hydrovac trucks, mini excavators, tailor compact excavators, electric excavators, industrial vacuum hoses, and tubes.

Some applications of Indoor excavations are as follows:

  1. To Create Tunnels Under Buildings

Tunneling is a complex process and involves 100% precision. Hydro excavation companies undertake tunneling under apartments. It is usually done for foundation repair companies or to install some underground fixtures. Tunneling is also done for drainage system installation and maintenance.

  1. To Build Elevator Shafts

Elevator shaft repairs involve loosening and removing soil around deteriorated elevator jacks. This is done using pressurized hot water and vacuum. Hydrovac trucks are used for this purpose. Once the soil is loosened and removed, it then becomes easy for contractors to repair the elevator with ease. The excavation process differs from project to project.

  1. Small Space Excavating

Indoor excavation is done to remove large rocks, overgrown bushes and other debris in an unused property. This helps create functional space. With indoor excavation, you can transform your unused property to develop a productive space. This can then be used for various purposes. Mini excavators are used for small space excavation.

  1. Foundation Repairs

You have to do foundation repairs from time to time to ensure the structural strength of your building is intact. Hydro excavation is done to facilitate foundation repairs for contractors and engineers. Indoor excavation is required for concrete footings, installing concrete shafts, for retaining walls, for transmission tower supports, etc.

Sierra Hydrovac undertakes a wide range of excavation and hydrovac services. We are equipped with experienced tradesmen and hi-tech equipment to work in the least disruptive manner possible. You can contact us for a free quote for your excavation project.

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Uses of Hydrovac Trucks in Maintaining Oil and Gas Pipeline

The safety and maintenance of the oil and gas pipeline industry is extremely crucial, as there are a large number of risks involved. These industries have underlying pipelines supplying oil and gas all over the region. These resources are worth a million of dollars. Any kind of pipeline mishap can lead to huge losses and destruction. To eliminate any kind of losses or a disaster, it is important to maintain the safety of these pipes. The first step towards maintaining and repairing oil and gas pipeline is to expose them to the daylight.

Pipeline excavation can be extremely dangerous if not done correctly using the best methods. Hydrovac is the simplest way to dig the land while keeping the pipes and other underground utilities safe. It is the most non-destructive way to dig, excavate, and loosen the ground surface. Hydrovac trucks use high-pressure water and vacuum which helps in trenching and digging with accuracy. Here are some uses of hydrovac trucks at an oil and gas industry.

Maintenance and Repair Excavations

For regular inspection and maintenance, it is important to dig the area carefully without causing any damage to pipes when exposing them. Using traditional methods of digging can accidentally damage pipes causing cracks and ruptures. Hydrovac trucks target a particular area that needs to be excavated and use high-pressure water jets to start the excavation process. This helps in excavating the land precisely, without causing any damage to the pipes. Precise and accurate excavation also help in repairing the faulty pipelines.

Laying New Pipes and Lines

Just before laying new pipelines, it is imperative to first expose the ones that already exist. Hydrovac trucks complete this task appropriately by causing least disruption to the ground. These trucks then create trenches to install new oil and gas pipelines. Not only this, these trucks also help in cleaning the pits and trenches so that you can lay new pipes and lines perfectly.

New Constructions and Installations

Hydrovac trucks can be used for creating trenches for the foundations of new constructions and installations. It often happens that newer plants or units are installed over the area which already has other gas and oil units. In both cases, it is important to excavate carefully. Hydrovac trucks can help in slot trenching and potholing for precise construction tasks.

Using hydrovac trucks, the entire process of digging, potholing, or simply cleaning a trench becomes timesaving and less expensive. While it could take days to accomplish an excavation task using the traditional equipment, the same task can be finished in a matter of hours with hydrovac trucks. Get in touch with us to select the best hydrovac trucks in Alberta.