Why use vacuum excavation?

Vacuum excavation virtually eliminates the danger of damaging underground utilities, while mechanical digging with hand tools or backhoes can cause damage to those utilities.

Vacuum excavation is less invasive than traditional methods of digging. It also offers lower cost with a higher level of precision with less surface restoration needed.

There are costs involved when striking an underground utility so by using vacuum excavation instead, you could eventually save cost and save lives within your company and in the community.

Vacuum Excavation allows for workers on site to stay safe on the surface and helps eliminate accidental line damage and trench cave-ins. With vacuum excavation, companies and municipalities have an alternative to hand digging and a much safer way to expose utilities. Vacuum Excavation is the best method of identifying the accurate depth and location of an underground utility.

What is the difference between Hydro and Air Excavation?

Hydro Excavation is the process of safely uncovering underground utilities utilizing high-pressure water along with high-speed vacuum. Hydro excavation is faster than air excavation and is considered the most efficient type of vacuum excavation. Hydro excavation does not allow for the re-use of the spoil material for refilling the hole.

Air or Dry Excavation is the process of using compressed air to disturb the earth’s soil which is then vacuumed up into a debris tank. Air excavation can be slower than hydro excavation, but it does allow the debris to be used back into the whole.

Explore the benefits of our Air Vacuum Trucks for cleaner and safer excavation

water-less excavating unit that can excavate like a hydrovac without the mess and most importantly without the disposal time and costs. This unit can be utilized in place of a hydrovac on any project that requires a hydrovac.  

There are many advantages to using this unit first and foremost that the waste is dry so it can be left on site saving disposal and unnecessary travel charges. The removed fill can be put back in to place and tamped if required to return the excavation to pre-excavated condition.  Since this unit doesn't use water the excavated hole is dry for a safer and cleaner work environment. Underground utilities won't be damaged by either water or tools.

Completely eliminate the time and costs associated with mud hauling and disposal.  Think how much more time will be spent on the job doing billable work rather than traveling back and forth to a dump site to get rid of all that mud created by a hydro excavator.  You'll also appreciate the fuel savings.

Sub Surface Utility Location Services (Potholing)