Private Utility Locating
The free 811 call only covers part of what's buried.
The free 811 one-call service marks the lines the utility companies own, up to the meter. The lines past the meter — on your side of the property — aren't part of that, so it's easy not to realize they're there. We locate and mark them before you dig, trench or bore.
What "private" means
The gas line from the meter to the building. Electrical between structures. Irrigation, site lighting, private water and sewer laterals, data and communication runs. Anything installed on the property that the public utility doesn't own or track. These often aren't on any drawing, which is why they're the most common thing to hit while digging.
How we locate
We combine two methods because no single one sees everything. Electromagnetic locating traces conductive and traceable lines. Ground-penetrating radar picks up non-conductive lines — plastic, clay, fiber — and features EM can't. Used together on the same site, they find more than either method does alone.
What to expect
Records, visible access points and a defined search area all sharpen the result. We'll tell you plainly what we found, how confident we are, and what conditions — depth, material, moisture — limited the survey. Detectability depends on what's in the ground and how it's built.
Request a quoteThis supplements one-call. It doesn't replace it.
Where excavation is planned, you still file your public one-call ticket. Private locating adds the layer one-call doesn't cover. Use both, and you've accounted for what's on either side of the meter before you break ground.
Tell us what you're planning to cut, core or dig.
We'll tell you what's in the way. Call, email, or send the details and we'll come back with a quote.