For homeowners
Private utility locates: know what’s buried before you dig
Looking to expand or improve your home without the costly mistake of damaging a private internet line, a gas line running to the garage or power running to the backyard? PinPoint offers efficient, accurate locating of your private utilities at a competitive price.
Coverage area
Sherburne County
Benton County
Isanti County
Southern Mille Lacs County
Not sure if you’re in the service area? Just ask.
Before you dig
811 is free, but it doesn’t cover everything
Always contact 811 (Gopher State One Call in Minnesota) before you dig. Their locators mark the public utility lines that run to your meter. Lines you own beyond the meter, like a gas line to a garage, power to a shed or pool, or a buried cable to an outbuilding, typically aren’t marked. That’s where PinPoint comes in.
811 marks
Public utility lines
Lines owned by your utility companies
Service lines up to the meter
Free, and required before digging
PinPoint locates
Private lines you own
Gas lines to garages, shops and grills
Power to sheds, pools and lighting
Cable, internet and satellite lines
What can be located
Metallic lines can be found. Plastic usually can’t.
Locating equipment traces metal. Here’s what that means for your project.
Locatable
Anything metallic, including:
Gas lines
Power cables
Cable lines
Satellite lines
Not locatable
Anything non-metallic, including:
Non-metallic utilities
Plastic piping
Gas lines without a metal casing or tracer wire
Request a locate
Tell me what you’re planning
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A private locate doesn’t replace your 811 request. Please contact 811 as well before you dig.
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Operating a gas system?
PinPoint also provides leak surveys, inspections and compliance services for gas operators.