Straight answers about soft digging

Hydro excavation (or "hydrovac") uses pressurized water to break up soil and a vacuum to remove it. It exposes buried pipes, wires, and tanks precisely — without the blunt force of a backhoe or shovel that can crack or cut what's underground.

That's exactly what hydrovac is for. Water and vacuum won't cut an electrical line or crack a pipe the way a metal bucket will, which makes it the preferred method for exposing utilities — power, gas, fiber, water, and sewer.

Yes. Texas law requires a locate request before any excavation. Call 811 (or use texas811.org) at least two business days before work begins. Hydrovac is then the safest way to verify the marked utilities' exact depth and position.

Conventional digging is fine when you know nothing is in the way. When utilities, sprinklers, or septic lines might be present, one wrong scoop can cost far more in repairs and downtime than the dig itself. Hydrovac removes soil without damaging what it uncovers.

Main sewer and water lines in tight areas, clean outs, power lines, gas lines, fiber optic, and septic tanks and lateral lines — all without damaging sprinklers or electrical lines along the way.

Yes. Our unit is trailer-mounted, so we can access most any area a full-size vac truck can't — side yards, easements, and crowded job sites.