Private Utility Locate Before Building a Detached Garage, Shop, or Outbuilding
Detached garages, workshops, sheds with power, and accessory buildings often involve more underground work than owners expect. New utility runs, slab prep, drainage, trenching, and access work can all intersect buried private lines already on the property.
GroundTruth is locating-focused and inspection-only. We help reduce guesswork before digging, drilling, trenching, concrete work, or foundation-related work begins.
Why detached structures are utility-heavy projects
Even a simple outbuilding can require excavation for the pad, electrical service, drainage work, and routing around existing sewer or water paths. Older properties with previous additions or buried service changes deserve even more caution.
Pad prep
Excavation and grading can disturb buried lines before the structure ever goes up.
New service runs
Electric, data, and other utilities may need to be installed without crossing existing private lines.
Future access
Knowing utility routes now can reduce expensive surprises later.
When to bring GPR into the conversation
If the site is dense, uncertain, or involves concrete and harder-to-trace conditions, a broader subsurface scanning conversation may be worth having in addition to standard locating methods.