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An Overview of Hydro Excavating

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Hydro-excavation is one of the most common sense ways of accomplishing one of the most basic of man’s activities, digging a hole! In ancient times, most of our holes were small. Perhaps we were digging for roots that we could use as food to feed our families or perhaps we were digging a hole in the side of a cliff so that we could have temporary shelter. As the times we live in have become more complex, however, so have the ways we utilize holes.

Hydro Excavating: An Overview

Holes serve as the basis for almost every construction project and hydro-excavation is one of the most eco-friendly and time-effective ways of digging them. Whether you are digging a hole for the installation of utility posts, building the family home or constructing a high-rise building, hydro-excavation should be one of your number one choices in terms of methodologies. It can replace most of the noisy and ground-jarring types of other equipment that are commonly employed in the field.

Hydro-excavation is about as natural of a process as there is in the construction field. One has only to watch the waters of a stream slowly work away expanding and changing its sides to witness the power of water. Ecologically, we would call that process stream erosion. In construction, we call what amounts to basically that same process, by a simpler term. That term is “smart.” In effect, what that stream is doing is hydro excavating soils to suit its purpose.

I’ll never forget the time my young daughter came into the house with tears in her eyes because she said the water garden hose had crawled down a hole and she could not get it out! When we went outside to determine what she was talking about, we discovered that the hose was indeed embedded in a hole, embedded so deeply that even us adults couldn’t pull it out! We were living in Florida at the time and the sandy soil and the unattended hose had combined to perform a feat that seemed almost supernatural! Basically, however, that is what hydro-excavation is. Not supernatural in any sense of the word, but a very effective and quiet way to dig holes!

We have specialized equipment that pressurizes the water. Then we carefully put that water to work digging the hole so that it meets the precise criteria you have specified. Simultaneous to digging, we are at work pumping out the excess water and soil and storing it cleanly and efficiently in a large tank. Later, according to your preference, we can use it for irrigation and fill either right on site or at another location.

Contact us and let us tell you more about the benefits of hydro-excavation, about its reliability, its safety, and its cost effectiveness! Go ahead and use a shovel to dig those holes to plant your rose bushes but if you are thinking a little larger in scale, we will be glad to do the job for you!

Advantages of Vacuum Excavation

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The process of vacuum excavation is a process wherein an excavating test hole is compressed with a great deal of air in order to loosen the dirt.  A system is used to take in the soil by way of a tank.  The procedure is considered a safe technique and is, relatively-speaking, one of the safest methods of excavating.  It is used as a way to properly expose a utility.  Many companies involved in excavation have made use of the process.  It is a fact, that most companies making use of air vacuuming have reported a high success ratio.  Many excavations have been executed where the utility underneath the ground has not received any damage whatsoever.

Advantages of Vacuum Excavation

The equipment used includes a source for the power, air and vacuum systems, tanks for the soil, demolition and drilling tools which are driven by air, and, naturally, control systems.  The components housed on the air vacuum truck are safely mounted.

The advantages of what is termed as test pitting, also known as vacuum excavation are numerous.  Test pitting is the way excavation companies expose a utility.  The list below provides the reader with the advantages of vacuum excavation pertinent to verification.

  • One feature, and pointed out above, is that the utility receives no damage whatsoever.
  • Secondly, no moving parts make contact with the utility being exposed.
  • The process is usable on all utilities.  Utilities where vacuum excavations are used include:  gas, thermal distribution systems, water, power, and communications inclusive of fiber optics.
  • A small hole used in the process is standard.  The hole measures only twelve inches by twelve inches.
  • Vacuum excavation, by its very nature, is far less disruptive and is relative to a much safer and cleaner work site.
  • The cleaner, quieter method of vacuum excavation makes the entire environment free of traffic congestion.
  • The process allows for an easy patch–either permanent or temporary.
  • Due to its simplicity, vacuum excavation provides the client with a very cost-effective means of exposing a utility.

The application in way of vacuum test pitting for verification of a utility is practical during the design stage as well as the planning stage.  Critical information is obtainable, necessary for proper design and project planning. The process provides a reduction of undue surprises.    In turn, delays during the phase of construction are minimized as well as associated costs.

Utilities which conflict with new installations are moved successfully and placed in service prior to construction.  The proposed design, additionally, is changeable in order to correspond properly with conditions verified within the field.

When the depth of a utility is not properly determined during the design phase, then making use of vacuum testing, during construction, serves as a preventative measure in that it blocks cost-prohibitive damage to occur to the existing utilities.    There are advantages, too, of using vacuum test pitting during the construction phase:

  • The vacuum excavation procedure is a safe way to expose a utility just as it is safe during the verification phase
  • The utility suffers no damage from the process;
  • It is possible to expose the utility, prior to excavation of it, with a backhoe or a trencher
  • The utilities can be verified and profiled prior to boring operations.

In order to get the ball rolling, it makes sense to get a hold of professionals.  Interested parties will wish to contact us  in order to attain more details about the operational aspects of vacuum excavation.

Hydro Excavation Can Ensure A Safe Dig At Your Job Site

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When performing any type of job, safety is the number one priority to keep workers and bystanders free from danger or harm. Uncovering underground cables or utilities with heavy machinery is one such job that has the potential of being very dangerous. Read the information below to learn how a dedicated and reliable company can safely perform this job at your work site.

When using heavy equipment to dig underground, there’s always the possibility that the machinery will hit a buried cable, pipe or utility. This action can potentially cause a fire or explosion and injure those who are nearby. To complete this job safely and successfully, companies or individuals should contact an experienced company that specializes in hydro excavating and industrial vacuum services.

When employing hydro excavating services to uncover buried utilities and cables, trained professionals use pressurized water to wash away dirt and debris that surrounds underground pipes and utilities. When the high-powered water stream knocks the dirt and debris loose, an industrial vacuum hose draws the debris into a holding tank. The debris inside the tank is later transported to an approved location for dumping.

4 Warriors Hydro Excavating recently excavated under existing lines in Gillett, Texas. This allowed our to customer to run new gas lines into the facility and eliminated the potential for line strikes inside of an H2S facility.

Hydro Excavation Can Ensure A Safe Dig At Your Job Site 4 Warriors Hydro Excavating recently excavated under existing lines in Gillett, Texas

When you need professional hydro excavation services, including potholing, trenching, day lighting or industrial vacuuming, contact us for more information or for an estimate. We are a family owned company with Christian values and we strive to offer the best service that’s cost-effective, reliable and safe.

Hydro Excavation For Safer, More Efficient Digging

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Hydro Excavation For Safer, More Efficient DiggingSubsurface utilities and underground facilities are frequently needed for building construction. Excavation is often needed in order to lay these utilities. This can be a  difficult  job that has many risks, both to the property and for the laborers involved. Hydro or water excavation has substantially lessened these risks.

The process combines air vacuum with high pressure water disbursement to cut through materials and break them up.  Once they are converted into smaller pieces, the vacuum removes the slurry from the excavation site and the debris is transferred to a dedicated tank.

In any excavation process, the safety of the people involved in the process should come first.  Hydro Excavation is currently one of the best methods of digging due to its efficiency and its ability to achieve accurate results.  The main benefit of using this excavation method, however,  is the increase in damage and safety control in comparison with the old fashioned mechanical methods of digging.  Because of its increase in accuracy, accidents and injuries for laborers and others are limited, and the overall digging job is vastly improved.

In addition to protecting the people who are involved in the excavation process, hydro excavation helps minimize damage to cables, lines and to underground pipes.  This can vastly lower expenses needed for restoration and repairs and can increase production substantially.  This can lead to long term benefits.  As safety issues and repairs decrease, insurance and liability costs also go down.

4 Warriors Hydro Excavating is a family-owned, Christian business.  For more information, please contact us today.

Vacuum Excavation is Fast, Clean, and Responsible

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Vacuum excavationVacuum Excavation is Fast, Clean, and Responsible is the specific process of removing debris, soils, or other materials from a hole or piece of land using powerful water (hydro-excavation) or air suction.  Materials are loosened then sucked through a pipe that is approximately 6 inches to 1 foot wide (depending on the size of the vehicle) and with an airspeed of over 200 miles per hour.  The materials are then stored in a tank for disposal.

The specific instrument, unsurprisingly called a vacuum (or suction) excavator, was created in its earliest form during the 1960s and since then, gone through a number of upgrades and improvements to get to where it is today.  When using the excavator, and operator will guide the hand-held tube to the site while the machine will dislodge the materials and suck it up.  The operator and boom allow for some level of precision.  The size of the material that it can hold is limited, so sometimes bigger objects need to be disposed of separately.

Vacuum excavation is commonly used for site remediation or investigations, a variety of construction projects, and other civil engineering work. It is a popular option because it is minimally invasive and does not tend to destroy a lot of property.  Another reason for the popularity of vacuum excavation is the fact that it is much more efficient and can be cheaper than the alternatives.  This process can assist some agencies to locate and map sensitive underground utilities, in turn saving money for taxpayers and time for contractors.

4 Warriors Hydro Excavating has years of proven safe and cost efficient excavation methods. Contact us to find out which one makes the most sense for you as well as learn about all of our other services.