Resources on underground utility locating and GPR
Practical guidance to prepare a job site: steps before digging, locating buried utilities and inspection without excavation.
Coring, drilling, boring: the sequence that keeps utilities intact
A slab, a trench or piles do not carry the same risk. Here is the order of checks before opening up, and what to do when there is uncertainty.
Buried oil tank: what to check before buying or selling
A house once heated with oil may still hide a buried tank. Here are the signs to look for, what a survey can establish and what it cannot.
Concrete scanning before core drilling: what you need to know
Drilling a slab without knowing what is inside is costly. Here is what a concrete scan locates, how it works and the limits to know before coring.
Private utilities or Info-Excavation, who locates what?
Info-Excavation covers public utilities up to the property line. Here is what to do about cables, drains and tanks located on your property.
Info excavation Quebec for digging safely in the capital
Learn how to combine info excavation Quebec with a private GPR survey to dig safely despite shallow bedrock and aging utilities in Quebec City.
Info-Excavation Montreal for locating utilities before digging
Learn how Info-Excavation Montreal works, which utilities are covered or not, and the steps to locate your pipes before digging on the island.
Info-Excavation, role, members and how it works in Quebec
Learn what Info-Excavation is, who its utility owner members are and how a free locate request is processed in Quebec, from submission to markings.
Before digging in Quebec, Info-Excavation and private lines
Find out what to do before digging in Quebec and how to tell Info-Excavation public utilities from the private lines to locate on your property.
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) to see underground without digging
Learn how ground penetrating radar detects conduits, tanks and voids underground without digging, with its real depth range in Quebec and its limits.
Non-invasive water leak detection in Quebec without digging
Learn how non-invasive water leak detection locates your water line without digging and targets the repair in the right spot, without damage.
Locating underground pipes before any excavation
Learn how locating underground pipes before excavation prevents strikes, secures your job site and complements an Info-Excavation request.