We have about 12yrs old paver driveway & I know they placed several pipes under driveway at 8-12 feet distance. Unfortunately I didnt mark spot where they left pipes. now how can i find those drain pipe easiest?
If there was a building permit, there should be drawings on file with the municipality. If a really thorough contractor (or one with a good memory) they may be able to tell you. And, if you are going to dig, call 811 to have utility lines marked....they might give you a freebie, even if they aren't utility owned.
You could use a metal probe but you'd have to be careful if the pipes are plastic. If the pipes are metal, you'll hear a clank when you hit one of them. ^_^
If there was a building permit, there should be drawings on file with the municipality. If a really thorough contractor (or one with a good memory) they may be able to tell you. And, if you are going to dig, call 811 to have utility lines marked....they might give you a freebie, even if they aren't utility owned.
Better have people better than the ones 811 sent to me. Called them before digging to put in chain link fence. they marked the electric underground lines. They were 5 feet off. Of course I hit the power line. It was in PVC pipe and as I was careful digging I did no harm. Glad I was not using a power auger, WW
Good question. If they are big enough and you can open one end, you can use a toy car to drag an extension cord throught the pipe and then use an electric wire detector to find the pipes;
Otherwise run radioactive plasma through the pipes and use a geiger counter. .
It is a disappointing deal....cable co. cut the barely-buried water line for my pond. Later, planning to do landscaping, I found the "buried" TV cable was really only in the roots of the sod, not down in the dirt. When 811 marked the phone and TV cables with flags, it appeared the lines circled my shed in the back corner of the yard near the util. pole. I had planned on having side yard area tilled for flower/shrub bed, but decided to do Roundup and dig myself. Phooey!
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