{"id":5338,"date":"2021-08-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2021-10-06T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:00:13","slug":"what-is-construction-excavation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/?p=5338","title":{"rendered":"What is Construction Excavation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5338\" class=\"elementor elementor-5338\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d2161e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d2161e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fda209\" data-id=\"1fda209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e76df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e76df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>TLDR; Construction excavation has no ancient tombs or treasures but is still very carefully done.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9153e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9153e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Excavation?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f4887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f4887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When you think about excavation, the first thing that comes to mind is archaeology &#8211; you can probably see it now, ancient ruins, Egyptian mummies and burial grounds. With regards to construction excavation, it\u2019s not quite so filled with intrigue and treasure. In the construction industry when we think about excavating it is generally the process of getting rid of earth to form an open space in the ground. On large commercial construction sites, this usually requires some heavy duty equipment (that our team are fully trained and licensed to use) and on smaller domestic sites or confined spaces excavation will likely be carried out using manual tools like pickaxes, shovels and the like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07bdee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d07bdee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does The Excavation Process Work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c32f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c32f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As always first things first is health and safety! This is important, although a tad tedious, for both our team and any other site personnel. The job site will also be carefully examined by an expert to determine whether the surrounding environment will be preserved during the excavation.<\/p><p>The second most important step is to determine the excavation sites\u2019 actual size, depth and mark the ground for this. This will create boundaries for the excavation.<\/p><p>Now the real work can begin! The excavation process includes:<\/p><ul><li>marking the boundaries of the building<\/li><li>the construction of protection drains<\/li><li>setting corner benchmarks<\/li><li>surveying ground and top levels<\/li><li>excavation to the approved depth<\/li><li>dressing the loose soil<\/li><li>marking up the cut off level<\/li><li>the construction of dewatering wells and interconnecting trenches<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7aaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d7aaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"construction excavation (1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-569x569.png 569w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/construction-excavation-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c088f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c088f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Most Common Types of Excavation in Residential Construction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311e3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311e3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cut and Fill<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6a82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd6a82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cut and fill construction excavation is usually used when constructing a railway, road or canal. The amount of material that is removed will (roughly) match the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments. This minimises the amount of labour required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea122a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea122a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trenching<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e311a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e311a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A trench is an excavation site where the length of the dig is much more than the depth. Shallow trenches are u6m and below, and deep trenches are greater than 6 m. Trench, or footing, excavation is typically used to form strip foundations, buried services etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656e755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"656e755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rock<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ece8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ece8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the removal of material (like rocks) that cannot be excavated without using specialist excavation methods such as drilling (by hand or with heavy machinery) or blasting with explosives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d4fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6d4fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Construction Excavation in the South East of England.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cbd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55cbd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/silcogroup.co.uk\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> now to get the ball rolling on your construction project! 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