Private Utility Locating Services
Serving Homeowners, Contractors & Municipalities Across Central North Carolina
Before anybody breaks ground in Randolph County — or anywhere across the Piedmont — the smart move is to know what’s underground first. Piedmont Locating Services has been doing exactly that since 2010. Jay Hubbard brings over 33 years of hands-on field experience to every job, using professional-grade equipment to find what’s buried before a shovel ever hits the dirt.
One call. One experienced locator. No surprises.
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811 Covers the Street. Jay Covers Your Property.
Most people know to call 811 before they dig. What they don’t know is what 811 actually covers — and what it doesn’t.
When you call 811, utility companies come out and mark their lines. But that only covers the infrastructure up to your meter or service connection. Everything beyond that point — every pipe, wire, and cable buried on your property — is yours. And it’s not covered by 811.
By some estimates, up to 65% of all buried utilities in the United States are privately owned. That means the well line running to your house, the septic system in your backyard, the electric running to your outbuilding — none of it shows up when 811 comes out.
That’s where Jay comes in.
Not sure if you need a private locator or if 811 will cover your project? Call Jay and ask. If you don’t need him, he’ll tell you — and point you in the right direction.
What Jay Can Locate
- 💧Municipal Water & Sewer Lines
- 🪣Septic Tanks & Drain Fields
- 🔩Water Well Casings & Lines
- ⚡ Electrical Wires & Cables
- 🔥 Natural Gas & Propane Lines
- 🌡️ Geothermal Utilities
- 🏊 Pool Utilities
- 🏗️ Private Infrastructure Not Covered by 811
If it’s buried and you need to find it, chances are Jay can locate it.
Residential & Contractor Services
Homeowners, landscapers, plumbers, electricians, and builders across the Piedmont call Piedmont Locating Services every week. The reason is simple — digging without knowing what’s underground is a gamble nobody needs to take.
Whether you’re adding a fence, putting in a pool, repairing a septic system, or running a new water line, Jay can map out what’s in the ground before your crew ever starts digging.
Common residential and contractor jobs include:
- Locating well lines and casings before landscaping or grading work
- Finding septic tanks and drain fields for repair or inspection access
- Mapping private utilities before fence installation or addition projects
- Locating buried electric before trenching for outbuildings or irrigation
- Damage prevention surveys before any ground disturbance project
Well and septic locating is one of Jay’s most requested services — and one of the most technically complex. [Learn more about Well & Septic Locating →]
Municipal & Commercial Services
Piedmont Locating Services has worked with municipal clients, civil engineering firms, and their contractors across North Carolina — from the Triad to the Triangle and beyond.
When your facility has utilities that aren’t covered by 811 contracts, you need someone with the right equipment and the experience to use it. Jay has spent decades locating underground infrastructure inside water treatment plants, wastewater management facilities, and other critical municipal and commercial sites where accuracy isn’t optional.
Municipal and commercial work includes:
- Private utility surveys inside water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Damage prevention consulting for civil contractors
- Underground infrastructure mapping for construction and renovation projects
- Locating utilities at commercial sites not protected by public 811 contracts
The Tools Jay Uses
Finding what’s underground takes more than guesswork. Jay uses two industry-standard technologies — often together — to get the most accurate picture possible.
Electromagnetic Locating (EM) EM equipment works by inducing a signal onto a buried conductor — a pipe, wire, or cable — and following that signal along its path. It’s fast and highly effective for locating conductive utilities like electric, gas, and communication lines.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) GPR sends a pulsed signal directly into the ground and reads what bounces back. It’s the tool of choice for locating non-conductive utilities — plastic water lines, concrete structures, septic tanks — that EM equipment simply can’t find.
Most jobs call for both. Soil type, moisture, rocks, tree roots, and buried structures all affect how well each technology performs. Jay knows how to read the conditions and pick the right approach — and when both tools are needed to get the full picture.
Serving Central North Carolina
Piedmont Locating Services is based in Ramseur, NC and serves homeowners, contractors, and municipalities across the region, including:
Winston-Salem · Asheboro · Greensboro · Siler City · Archdale · Trinity · Hillsborough · Chapel Hill · Franklinville · Cary/Apex · Seagrove · Pittsboro · Sanford · Mebane · Burlington
— and communities throughout Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Randolph, Guilford, Montgomery, Moore, Alamance, Orange, Chatham, and Lee Counties.
Not sure if Jay covers your area? Call and ask. If he can’t get there, he’ll tell you straight.