Historic preservations are popular city projects. Whether a booming Texas city is trying to preserve its historic downtown or nature parks want to install better amenities, renovation projects are a tricky mix of old and new. If your new renovation project has you modifying existing utilities or electrical systems near historic landmarks, turn to hydrovac…
If your next project includes a lot of daylighting work, get it done faster with hydrovac excavation. It can cut down on the expected completion time when you need to: 1. Find the orientation of the pipes and buried cables. When there are houses and structures in the middle of open spaces, it can be…
Line location is a critical part of the excavation process and it is one that comes with considerable risk. That’s why you need a company with the latest tools to get the job done and 4 Warriors is just the team to handle all your line locate needs. A Persistent Problem When we first started laying utility…
When choosing an excavation contractor, it may seem like any old place will do. So long as the job gets done, who cares who does it, right? As it turns out, it matters a great deal. You don’t want good, you want the best. Here are three reasons 4 Warriors should be your first and only choice….
When you hire an excavation service, they will often haul in a backhoe or some other heavy machinery. Even worse, they may just do all the labor by hand. Using these outdated methods can be costly, time-consuming, and most of all hazardous to your home or work environment. Luckily, vacuum excavating offers the ideal alternative. How Old…
Using precise, high pressure water and an air vacuum, hydro excavation is a better way to complete a potholing/daylighting project. Once the water penetrates and digs through the soil, an air vacuums the dirt and then transfers it to a debris tank mounted on a truck. Depending on the project, the truck can either be…
Gas lines are hazardous to work around, even when you know precisely where they are. But in many parts of the country, gas lines were initially laid out when there wasn’t a standardized method of marking subsurface utilities and improvements to a property. There also wasn’t a standardized method of storing that information or giving…
Trying to find a reliable excavation company can be tricky, especially when you’re on a deadline. Ask yourself these three questions as you’re searching to make sure you end up with the right excavation company. 1. Do they offer a wide enough range of services? When you’re trying to get a lot of work done…
No matter what hydrovac excavation service you hire, you want everything to go smoothly. That includes everything from having the lines uncovered without damage to staying on schedule. When you hire a team of expert excavators instead of just renting the equipment, those contractors will handle the majority of the work. But there are still…
Backhoes and shovels used to be the best ways to find buried utilities. But being the best didn’t make them good options. The next time you have a project where you need to locate the utilities, find an alternative to backhoes and hand digging because: 1. There’s no guarantee of accuracy. Backhoes are a great…