Some of the largest pieces of excavation equipment ever constructed are dragline excavators. Though typically weighing in at about five tons, some projects have seen draglines that were built that weighed as much 18,000 tons.
There are many types of repair jobs that are not possible unless workers can gain access to the problem area underground. One example is sewer system repairs.
It’s important to remember that you don’t always have to do backbreaking labor on your own just because you have the ability to do so. When you send your excavation work to us, we’ll take care of things while you spare your back the agony.
In 1837, the Otis steam-powered excavator helped eliminate the slow, backbreaking work that had for millennia been done by hand. While the prototype was used to build the Western Railroad line in Massachusetts, it quickly spread into all facets of road and building construction.
There are several circumstances in which vacuum excavation processes may become necessary. This includes a situation in which workers need protection from something that’s in the ground or where something in the ground requires protection from the heavy machinery.
A crawl space is a type of basement that is shallow, where most adults cannot stand up. The benefit of this type of basement is that it offers convenient access to pipes, substructures, and other areas of the home.
When doing excavation work, it’s important to pay close attention to all relevant regulations and codes. We will evaluate your site first and review your plans to make sure you are in complete compliance before any work begins.
Did you know that the concrete floor in most basements is structurally not considered to be part of the foundation? Rather, only the basement walls are foundational, and any supportive posts go directly through the floor to a footing underneath the basement floor.
Excavation work is necessary for a wide range of residential and commercial projects. This can be for something as simple as landscaping or installing a swimming pool or for major projects, such as digging a hole for the foundation of a building.
One common type of excavation is air vacuum excavation, which involves excavating a test hole using compressed air to loosen the dirt and soil. Our professionals then use a vacuum system to suck the material into a tank.
While dozers move dirt, excavators dig dirt, and dump trucks haul it away, getting the dirt from the ground into the dump truck is the task assigned to the loader. Its bucket is engineered to scoop of loose material and move it to containers.
Did you know that only a professional engineer can design a protection system for excavations 20 feet or deeper? This is because trenching and excavation involve a degree of risk to personnel, equipment, and schedules.
A handy person may be able to rent the necessary equipment to do a heavy excavating job, but even the handiest person who hasn’t been trained to use the equipment will be slower, which can cost you a considerable amount of money.
Unclassified excavation involves removing any combination of topsoil, earth, rock, and muck—when a primary material isn’t easily determined. During this process, the earth is removed without regard to the materials encountered.
Possibly the largest excavation project undertaken was the digging of the Panama Canal. By the time it was completed, close to 300,000,000 cubic yards of dirt had been removed. Much of the dirt was used in other large-scale construction projects, including turning an island into a peninsula.
It’s important to remember that the area under your grass isn’t just all dirt and worms. Because of the complex maze of pipes and wires that could be under your lawn, it’s smart to work with an experienced excavation company instead of getting out your shovel when you have extensive work to do.
One common type of excavation service involves the digging of trenches to access or fix electrical lines and plumbing. The size of the backhoe used for this type of job will depend on how much material actually needs to be removed to access the target area.
A key part of any excavation is making sure all of the underground lines are marked so they can be avoided. After all, cutting into cables or sewer lines can cause big problems. Excavation experts will make sure to get these mapped and marked first.
Working on a project and need to have some digging done- or some extra soil brought in? An excavating professional is likely to be able to help you with those needs, and can provide the power to get the job done.
In excavation work, fill dirt is typically an earthy material that’s free of organic substances. Excavation contractors use fill dirt to fill in depression and holes in the ground, and to elevate and prepare the ground for construction projects.
The stability of the soil at an excavation site is important, and we determine this before we dig. If it is not stable at any point, we take proper precautions to ensure that everyone involved, and all the equipment, are protected against a cave-in.
If you suspect an old septic tank or lines are on your property, but have had trouble finding them, an excavation company can help. There are a number of different digging operations we can perform to locate buried lines or tanks, so you can have them removed or replaced.
Site development excavation work can involve several different processes, depending on the overall site plan. This includes everything from basement and foundation digging to grading the area around the building site to ready it for landscaping.
There are several ways in which excavation companies protect against cave ins. This includes sloping or benching the sides of the excavation, supporting the sides of the excavation, and/or placing a shield between the side of the excavation and the work area.