Private Utility Locating in Colorado Springs & Front Range
811 stops at the meter. We find and mark everything past it - power, gas, water, irrigation, sewer laterals - before the trencher or excavator goes in. Colorado Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Larkspur, Castle Rock, Falcon and the Denver metro.
Benefits
Why Choose Our Utility Locating Service
What 811 doesn't mark
811 marks the utility companies' lines up to your meter, free of charge. Past the meter is private: the power to the shop, the gas to the fire pit, the irrigation, the sewer lateral, the line to the well. That is what we find and mark.
EM and GPR, marked in APWA color
We trace with an electromagnetic locator, direct-connected to the line where we can, and sweep with ground-penetrating radar for lines that carry no signal. Marks go down in the APWA color code at the line's horizontal position on the surface. No depth is given.
Anything we can't find goes in writing
Plastic pipe with no tracer wire, old clay or concrete sewer, and abandoned lines may not show. Whatever we could not find or could not confirm is documented with the marks, so you know where to hand-dig instead of guessing.
Flat rate for the visit, firm quote first
Residential locates are one flat rate for the visit, covering the trip and up to four lines, booked 2+ business days out with nearby stops; same- or next-day is available for an expedite fee. Commercial and larger sites are booked by the half-day or full day, with every tool we carry on site. Send the address and what you are digging and we send a firm number, within one business day.
Digging this week? Call 811 first, then send us the address.
Send the request form with the address and what you are digging, or call or text (719) 800-4937. Firm quote within one business day, often the same day.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Private Utility Locating
Get answers to common questions about our utility locating services in the surrounding area.
I already called 811. Why do I need a private locate?
Keep calling 811; it is free and it is the law. But 811 only marks the utility companies' lines, and those stop at your meter or the end of the utility's own line. The gas line to the shop, the power to the garage, the irrigation, the sewer lateral and the line to the well are yours, 811 will not touch them, and they are just what a trencher hits. A private locate covers that side.
Which lines can you find, and which might you miss?
Anything that carries a signal: metal pipe, power and communication cable, tracer wire on plastic pipe, and steel or ductile water and gas lines. Ground-penetrating radar picks up much of what does not. What can hide: plastic pipe with no tracer wire, old clay or concrete sewer, and abandoned lines, especially in wet clay. Whatever we could not find or confirm goes in writing with the marks. Electrical line locating is our most common request: power to a shed, shop, well, gate or landscape lighting, and the feed to a detached garage. Metal conduit and direct-burial cable both carry a signal and trace well.
How deep is the line?
We do not say. We mark where the line runs on the surface, not how deep it is, and every quote says so. Locator depth readings drift with soil, moisture and neighboring lines, and a number that is off by a foot is worse than no number. Hand-dig or pothole to expose a line before you cross it with a machine; if you need depth confirmed at a test hole, we can verify it once it is open.
Do you do residential and commercial work?
Both. Homeowners, landscapers, fence and irrigation crews, electricians and plumbers get a flat-rate visit. Engineering firms, property managers, school districts, sign companies and telecom contractors book by the half-day or day, with a written record, GPS positions or a markout summary when the project needs one. If you have recurring locates, ask about route pricing.
How do I book, and how fast can you come?
Send the request form on this page with the address and what you are digging, or call or text (719) 800-4937. You get a firm quote within one business day, often the same day. Approve it and pay the deposit online and the date is held. Same-day and next-day visits are available when the schedule allows; they carry an expedite fee.
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Get an Estimate
Address, what you are digging and when. You get a firm quote, usually the same business day. Rather talk? Call or text (719) 800-4937.