Hiring hydrovac services to complete an excavation project is an important decision that can have specific repercussions for your operations. Choosing the best hydrovac company can help increase the speed and safety of a project while offering reasonable costs and efficiency. Here are five things you should keep in mind when hiring a hydro-excavation company [...]
When trenching and excavation are not an option for installing utility lines, pipe or conduit into the ground - it is time to consider directional boring also called horizontal directional drilling. Directional boring is a trenchless placement method that allows the installation of many utilities when the traditional trenching method is not possible because of [...]
When looking to work on underground utility lines, there are two general methods you can choose from to open the ground. You can either dig with a shovel or backhoe, or hire us to do hydrovac excavation – the newest and safest method. By using highly pressurized water to dig, it has benefits that surpass [...]
Most utility installers today use horizontal directional drilling to install lines below ground. Using this method, Advanced Line Systems can install pipelines, cables, and other services without digging costly and unsightly trenches. Based on the process used by the oil well drilling industry, it instead drills precisely through the ground at a horizontal angle, then [...]
More and more utility crews these days are using potholing in construction to expose lines while keeping them safe and sound. Utility potholing uses a portable vacuum excavator instead of a shovel or backhoe to find utility lines during construction or repairs. Want to know exactly how it works? Have a look at our full [...]
