What is Hydro Excavation?

Hydro extractions, which at times is called vacuum extraction, is the process, which uses a vacuum system and pressurized water to remove a large amount of soil in the area that needs excavating.

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You can also consider traditional excavation procedures, which involve using heavy machines, like backhoes and shovels. But these traditional methods have some limits, making them less desirable in a lot of applications.

In addition, hydro extraction wands may use hot water. This is important in cold climate areas, such as the Northern United States or Canada.

Where soil is frozen and more complicated to remove, hot water hydro extraction will enable you to handle frozen soil and successfully complete the project.…

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