The process called potholing is a type of excavation used for locating underground utilities, quickly and accurately. It is performed with a hydrovac truck which excavates holes to confirm the location of underground utilities as well as their type and depth. Utility exposure is very important in construction and maintenance projects.

Potholing Florida companies offer ensures digging in the right location, being highly accurate and preventing workers to waste their time and energy excavating in the wrong locations.

Additionally, with traditional excavation tools, there was a high risk to damage utility lines, which would lead to outages and other accidents.

Losses resulting from an accidental strike of a buried utility line is not always minor, such as cutting a small water line; hitting a natural gas line is also possible, which could have terrible consequences including explosions, property damage and loss of lives.

Potholing using a hydrovac truck eliminates such risks, because that technology is based on pressurized water and vacuum power, which make it safe for the underground utilities.

Consequently, potholing can save you a lot of time and money, especially if you hire a reliable hydrovac service provider, which has the right skills to get the job done quickly and efficiently.