Vacuum Excavation/Soft-Dig

Pre-clearance has developed into an industry standard, required by many major oil companies, municipalities and consultants. This technology allows us to reduce potential liabilities and satisfy your clients’ demands.

Also called soft-digging or potholing, vacuum excavation is the safest and most efficient way to locate underground hazards or to prove the absence of underground utilities before drilling. To better serve the needs of our clients, Parratt-Wolff operates our RAMVAC 4000XL, Vactor HXX Paradigm, and Vacmasters 4000. RAMVAC, Vactor and Vacmasters are the leaders in air-vacuum excavation systems. Our underground utility locating equipment is designed to dig potholes and trenches in any kind of soil while protecting existing infrastructure.

For more information, please see our Vacuum Excavation Project Case Study (PDF). Contact us for cost estimation, or to learn how vacuum excavation can be used on your next project.