Tag: Non-destructive Excavation Process

A non-destructive excavation process means digging, trenching, or installing that does not cause damage to underground utilities and infrastructure. These elements can get damaged due to the heavy impact of mechanical or manual methods of excavation (such as hydraulic excavation). The chances of underground pipe bursts, flooding, deep digging, etc. can be avoided using the hydro or air vacuum excavation methods.

As mentioned above, hydrovac excavation is an environment-friendly and a non-destructive excavation process. Also known as “vacuum excavation”, “potholing”, “hydro-digging”, “hydro-trenching” or “soft digging”, hydrovac excavation uses high-pressure water jets and a vacuum to move and loosen the soil particles. This method is ideal for excavating any type of ground including hard packed clay, sand, ice, and gravel. Various applications of hydrovac excavation are:

• Digging
• Buried pipe exposure
• Trenching
• Daylighting or potholing
• Directional drilling
• Laying underground pipes, sewer lines, and other utilities
• Excavation for new construction
• Excavation for landscaping
• Debris removal and cleaning

Let us look at how this is the safer and non-destructive alternative to traditional excavation process:

General benefits of Hydrovac Excavation

• Provides better damage and safety control as compared to traditional and physical methods.
• Can easily excavate frozen ground.
• Can easily overcome challenging soil conditions.
• Avoids damaging the underlying pipes, cables, lines, and other underground utilities and elements. This saves a lot of additional repair costs.
• Reduces traffic and congestion at the excavation site as the equipment and hydrovac trucks can be positioned at a distance.
• Higher precision while working to deliver accurate results.
• Uses less manpower than traditional methods of excavation.
• With safety risks and fewer repairs, hydro excavation also reduces insurance and liability costs.
• Both excavated area and materials are left clean and dry at the end of the process.
• A faster method of excavation.

Environmentally Friendly benefits of Hydrovac Excavation

• Accurate and precise working means lesser destruction of the area.
• Reduces the risks or damages to trees, plants, and other vegetation on the site.
• Minimizes dust, soil, rocks, etc. from being taken off during the excavation process and depositing or settling on other neighboring sites such as roads and gardens.
• Since it does not involve any chemicals, this process is environment-friendly
• Can safely remove underlying contaminated materials without causing any additional harm to the environment.
• Ensures workers’ safety from machinery accidents and citizens’ safety from construction mishaps.

Due to high utility and many benefits, hydrovac is now the best method of excavation. So choose our Alberta hydrovac excavation services for your next digging and installation project. Get in touch with us today and our experts will understand your requirements. We provide the quickest 24-hour service, which means you won’t have to wait for long before we start working on your project.