Private Utility Locating
Electric, gas, water, sewer, fiber, and irrigation on private property — marked before your excavator moves.
Ground Penetrating Radar Utility Locating · Elba, Alabama
Know what’s underground
before you dig.
Private utility locating and concrete scanning across the Wiregrass, using Leica DS4000 radar with RTK GPS. We find your lines, mark them on the ground, and hand you the coordinates.
- Paint marking from $250
- 3 business days · rush & same‑day available
- Leica DS4000 + RTK GPS
811 won’t mark your private lines. We will.
Alabama 811 marks public utilities up to the meter. Everything past it — electric to the shop, irrigation, propane, septic, site lighting, fiber — is the property owner’s responsibility, and digging blind into it can cost up to $10,000 per incident under Alabama law, before repairs and downtime.
Call 811, then call us. That’s a covered dig.
What We Do
Services
Concrete Scanning
Rebar, post-tension cable, and conduit located before you core, cut, or drill.
Tank & Septic Locating
Storage tanks, fuel tanks, septic tanks, and drain fields — for closings, repairs, and due diligence.
Void & Sinkhole Detection
Voids, washouts, and subsidence under slabs, roadways, and foundations.
Cemetery & Grave Location
Non-invasive mapping of unmarked graves and burial shafts for churches, families, and developers.
Utility Mapping & SUE
Survey-grade site plans with measured distances for engineers and surveyors, designated to ASCE 38‑22 Quality Level B. From $750.
Our Equipment
Leica DS4000 with RTK GPS
Survey-grade gear, not entry-level radar. It is the difference between “something is down there” and coordinates you can build from.
Radar
Leica DS4000
Dual-frequency utility detection radar with 200 MHz and 900 MHz antennas covering an 80–1500 MHz range. Its EsT technology delivers 40–60% greater penetration depth than conventional GPR, capturing shallow and deep targets in a single pass.
- 200 + 900 MHz dual antenna array
- 80–1500 MHz frequency range
- HH / VV polarization switch
- One pass for shallow and deep targets
Positioning
Leica Zeno FLX100
GNSS smart antenna riding with the radar, so every hit is recorded at real coordinates as we scan. You get 2 cm horizontal and 3 cm vertical RTK accuracy — survey-grade positions that drop straight into your CAD or GIS.
- 2 cm horizontal RTK accuracy
- 3 cm vertical RTK accuracy
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou
- 184 channels, 10 Hz update rate
Together that means we can hand you paint on the ground and a georeferenced file — on the same visit, for the same trip.
Pricing & Scheduling
Two ways to buy
Paint on the ground, or a full survey-grade site plan. You get an exact quote on the phone before we leave the shop.
Paint Marking
$250starting
1 hour on site, within 30 minutes of Elba
- Leica DS4000 radar sweep
- APWA color-coded paint & flags
- Depths marked on the ground
- Photo report
Site Plan
$750starting
Survey-grade markings and measured distances
- Everything in paint marking
- RTK GPS positions to 2 cm accuracy
- Measured distances and offsets
- Site plan deliverable for CAD or GIS
What changes the price
Both rates scale with distance from Elba and time on site. A larger property, heavy brush, a congested yard, or a longer drive means more hours — and we tell you the number up front, not after.
3 business days
Typical turnaround
Rush & same day
Available — just say so when you call
Where We Work
Two hours in every direction from Elba
The whole Wiregrass, most of South Alabama, plus Southwest Georgia and the Florida panhandle.
- Elba
- Enterprise
- Dothan
- Troy
- Ozark
- Geneva
- Andalusia
- Opp
- Eufaula
- Luverne
- Greenville
- Montgomery
- Headland
- Abbeville
- Daleville
- Fort Novosel
- Samson
- Hartford
- Slocomb
- Brundidge
- Marianna, FL
- Panama City, FL
- Bainbridge, GA
- Columbus, GA
Our Office
22529 Hwy 189Elba, AL 36323
Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm · By appointment
Questions
Straight answers
Do I still need to call 811?
Yes — it’s free and required by Alabama law, with two working days’ notice. 811 marks the public utilities. We handle every private line past the meter that 811 won’t touch. Use both and you’re covered.
How deep can you see?
The DS4000’s dual 200/900 MHz antennas and EsT technology give us 40–60% more penetration depth than conventional GPR, and we pick up shallow and deep targets in the same pass. On typical Wiregrass sandy soil that reaches well past normal excavation depth. We’ll confirm what we can reach on your specific site when you call.
What does it cost?
Paint marking starts at $250 — that’s one hour on site within 30 minutes of Elba, including the radar sweep, APWA marking, depths, and a photo report. A full site plan with survey-grade markings and distances starts at $750. Both scale with distance from Elba and time on site, and you get the exact number on the phone before we roll.
How fast can you get out here?
Most work orders are done within 3 business days, and rush and same-day service are available. Tell us your dig date when you call.
Will it damage my yard or slab?
No. Radar is completely non-destructive — the antenna rolls across the surface. All we leave behind is marking paint and flags, and we can use water-soluble paint on finished surfaces.
What do I get at the end?
Marks on the ground in APWA colors with depths, plus a photo report and site sketch. Because we run RTK GPS with the radar, we can also deliver survey-grade coordinates for your CAD or GIS file — accurate to 2 cm horizontally.
Get Started
Request a quote
Fastest way is a phone call — most jobs get quoted on the spot.