York County, Maine

Hydrovac excavation and utility locating in Southern Maine

Pressurized water and vacuum expose buried utilities without a bucket touching the line. For contractors, municipalities and utility crews.

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What hydrovac does

A hydrovac truck uses high-pressure water to loosen soil and a powerful vacuum to lift it into a debris tank. The result is a clean hole with the utility exposed and undamaged. It is the preferred method for potholing, daylighting and trenching anywhere gas, electric, fiber, water or sewer is in the ground, and it digs frozen ground with heated water when a bucket can't.

Hydrovac services

Utility locating and potholing

Verify the exact depth and position of a buried line before a crossing, a bore or an excavation. Test holes on a grid or along a route, measured and documented for the plan set.

Underground utility daylighting

Expose a length of utility for inspection, repair or tie-in without mechanical contact. Standard practice within the tolerance zone of marked utilities.

Frozen ground excavation

Heated water penetrates frost that stops an excavator. Winter repairs, emergency exposures and schedules that can't wait for April.

Catch basin and culvert cleaning

Vacuum removal of sediment, debris and standing water from municipal and commercial catch basins, drop inlets and culverts. Scheduled programs for towns and property managers before spring and fall runoff.

Catch basin repair and restoration

Frame and grate resets, structure repairs and replacement of failed basins, with excavation and restoration by the same crew.

Trenching and debris removal

Narrow slot trenches for conduit and small lines through congested ground, and vacuum debris removal of spoils, sediment and water from tight, flooded or hand-dig-only areas.

Who calls for hydrovac

  • General and site contractors before boring, trenching or crossing marked utilities
  • Electric, gas, telecom and water utility crews
  • Municipal public works for basins, culverts and winter repairs
  • Engineers needing subsurface utility data for design
  • Property managers with drainage structures to maintain

Why Nest and Sons

The hydrovac truck is part of a fleet, not the whole business. When the hole is open we can also make the repair, set the structure, backfill and restore. Based in Kennebunk, dispatched across York County, into Cumberland County by schedule. Licensed, insured, Dig Safe compliant.

Contractors: send the plan, the marks and the window. We'll quote by the hour or by the hole and show up when the schedule says.
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What York County customers say

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★★★★★

Our family has been using Nest and Sons, Inc. for over forty years. We had an emergency on Christmas Eve, they showed up promptly, were courteous and professional even though we knew they had holiday plans. Thank you!

James DesrosiersGoogle review
★★★★★

What a great experience!! My first interaction was with Kathy who answered my call right at 8 am when they opened. She was so very pleasant and professional over the phone. She assured me that someone could come out the same day.

Liz BrownGoogle review
★★★★★

I was in a very emergency situation with a crushed septic pipe at a fully occupied multi unit. Taylor and his team took my call, reshuffled their day and were onsite within a couple hours, excavator and all!! They were respectful.

Sam KnowltonGoogle review
Common questions

Hydrovac FAQ

How is hydrovac priced?
By the hour for most locating and daylighting, or by the project for defined scopes like basin cleaning programs. Travel and disposal are stated up front.
How deep can hydrovac dig?
Depth is limited by the boom and hose, not the soil. Typical potholes run 4 to 10 feet; deeper exposures are done in stages.
Does hydrovac damage utilities?
That's the point of it. Water pressure and vacuum won't cut a cable or crack a pipe the way a bucket tooth will. Pressure and heat are managed near sensitive lines.
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