I know that the UPC will mark the main utilities, but what about cable, tele. Etc?
In over 99% of the cases, it is the cable, telephone or sprinkler system that gives us the problems. The telephone, cable and sprinkler systems will not be marked by the UPC. This sometimes causes the setting of the fence posts to violate a line and cause temporary disruption in services. Our experience shows that the cable and telephone companies would rather come out to repair a problem after damage has occurred as opposed to going out and marking their lines prior to construction. The case of sprinkler lines has and always will be a problem because no one ever seems to record where they run the lines and it becomes a hit or miss situation. Our experienced crews know what to look for to avoid problems, but they still may hit one every now and then.
