Every dig is different: a Calgary infill, shored phase by phase

No two excavations are the same. Soil, depth and what stands next door change from one lot to the next, and sometimes from one lift to the next on the same dig. On this residential infill in Calgary, dug right on the neighbour's fence line, the open face was read at each phase and shored with temporary shotcrete before the next lift was dug.

Phase 1. The excavator opened the first lift. The face was read, welded wire mesh went on, and it was sprayed before the next lift was dug.

Phase 2. The next lift was dug below it, with mesh placed as the excavation advanced. The face was read again, and where the ground called for it, the section was built up thicker. The pilaster reinforcement was encased in the shotcrete.

Each lift was shored before the next one was dug, so the next crew worked next to a protected face.

Why it matters. An open face beside a house is everyone's responsibility: the builder's, the excavator's, ours and the next crew's. The right support for this ground protects the crew, the neighbours and the house next door. Cutting corners on it, at the cost of someone's safety, is never a saving.

Your excavation can't wait. Neither do we.

Have a dig coming up? Every site is different, so the number starts with yours. Send your drawings and the site location, and we'll come back with a number for your site.

Questions? Call Carlos directly: 403-561-6141