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Allow Working Room Around the Trench
The excavation footprint is larger than the pipe or conduit itself.
Allow for safe access, spoil set-back, shoring or battering where required, plant movement and the space needed to install the service. A narrow line on a plan is not a complete work area.
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Measure the Crossing Before You Call
A rough start-to-finish measurement makes an excavation conversation far more useful.
Photograph Both Ends of the Route
Two clear photos often reveal more than a long description.
Measure Narrow Gates and Side Access
The narrowest point determines whether plant can reach the excavation.