Utility Locator Can you Locate through a building Ontario

Utility Locating Services Utility Line Locating
Borehole Scanning & Clearances
Site Facility Mapping
Subsurface Magnetic Surveying
Electrical Ground-Fault Locating
Excavation Scanning & Clearances

Utility Locates Explained What is a locate?
What is the difference between a public and a private locate?
How do I get public locates?
What utility lines are typically considered private?
Who is responsible for the location of private utility lines?
Why should I get a private utility locate?
What services can be located?
What services are not locatable?

Utility Locate Details Finding plastic lines
How deep can you locate?
How accurate is a locate?
Can you locate through concrete or steel?
Can you locate inside a building
How close can I dig to a utility line marking?
How deep is the utility line?

Can you locate through concrete or steel?

Concrete itself is not an impediment to locating, though steel is. It is impossible to locate through a steel plate (think lead to superman's x-ray vision).

Steel mesh and rebar grids can impede an accurate locate, but usually do not due to corrosion and non-conductive joints between rebar sections. Scanning is therefore usually possible through concrete floors, etc. depending on site-specific circumstances and conditions.

Contact Kevin Doyle, Frontier Utility Locating
(905) 548-7643
Utility Locates & Subsurface Mapping in Ontario, Canada