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Hydro Excavation in Wellington: what to expect and when to call

Wellington City · Lower Hutt · Upper Hutt · Porirua · Kapiti Coast

Hydro excavation across Wellington. Non-destructive digging near buried services and hillside access.

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Short answer

Where a mechanical dig risks striking gas, power or fibre, hydro excavation is the safer option. Our Wellington crew uses high-pressure water and vacuum recovery to expose services cleanly, including tight hillside access. Call our team any time, day or night, and we will confirm the price before any work starts.

What hydro Excavation work covers

Hydro excavation across Wellington. Non-destructive digging near buried services and hillside access. In practice, that means service location digs, pipe exposure for repairs, hillside access excavation, pothole digging near services, vacuum spoil recovery.

  • Service Location Digs
  • Pipe Exposure for Repairs
  • Hillside Access Excavation
  • Pothole Digging Near Services
  • Vacuum Spoil Recovery

Signs it is time to call a professional

Small plumbing faults rarely stay small in a Wellington home. Rising water bills, damp patches, slow drains, banging pipes, a drop in water pressure or an unexplained smell all point to something that needs looking at properly rather than patching over.

  • Avoid strikes on gas, power and fibre
  • Meet utility company safe-dig requirements
  • Less reinstatement needed after the dig
  • Written workmanship guarantee

How we handle the job

We start by diagnosing the actual cause rather than the symptom, explain what we found in plain language, then confirm a price before any tools come out. Work is carried out by licensed tradespeople, tested before we leave, and backed by our written workmanship guarantee.

  • Non-destructive digging near services
  • Hillside and tight-access capable
  • Safer than mechanical excavation
  • Clean spoil recovery and disposal

Where we work

We cover Greater Wellington, including Wellington City, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast, the Wairarapa and the eastern and northern suburbs. Emergency call-outs run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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