216-677-2707Private Utility Locating
We find and mark the buried lines OHIO811 doesn't — before anyone puts a shovel in the ground.
An OHIO811 request marks lines owned by public utilities, but not the lines you own. Your sewer lateral, the water service from the curb into your house, gas lines run to a detached garage, pool heater, or grill, irrigation mains, and electrical feeds to outbuildings are typically private — and they're exactly what fence installers, landscapers, and contractors hit. On Our Way Plumbing locates and marks private underground lines so your project can move forward safely.
We use electronic line locating equipment. For metallic lines and lines with tracer wire, we apply a signal directly to the pipe or induce one into it and trace the path above ground. For sewer laterals and other non-metallic drains — clay, cast iron, or PVC — we push a sewer camera with a built-in sonde transmitter through the line and follow it from the surface, marking the route and depth. That also lets us pinpoint a break, root intrusion, or sag found on camera before any digging starts, which keeps excavation small.
We mark lines with paint and flags using standard utility color codes and can note results for your contractor. Many Greater Cleveland homes have sewer laterals that run in unexpected directions or tie in with neighboring lines, so we never assume a straight shot to the street. Call 216-677-2707 for private utility locating in Cleveland and Greater Cleveland.
Why Choose On Our Way Plumbing for Private Utility Locating?
Locates the private lines OHIO811 won't mark
Sonde-equipped sewer cameras for clay and PVC laterals
Standard color-coded paint and flag marking
Plumbers who understand how lines are actually run
How It Works
Simple, Fast & Hassle-Free
Book Your Plumber
Reach us by phone, text, or online request form. Tell us what's going on and we'll schedule the right technician — same-day and next-day appointments available.
Diagnose & Quote
An experienced plumber arrives on time in a fully stocked truck, finds the problem, walks you through your options in plain English, and hands you a free written quote. Nothing starts until you approve.
Fix It Right
We complete the repair or installation to code with the parts already on the truck, then pressure-test everything before we call it done.
Done & Warrantied
We clean up completely and back every job with our workmanship warranty. Your plumbing is fixed — and your home is left the way we found it.
Private Utility Locating FAQ
Common questions about our private utility locating service.
OHIO811 notifies member utilities, which mark their own facilities — generally up to the meter or property line. Lines past that point, like your sewer lateral, private water service, or gas to an outbuilding, are usually your responsibility to locate.
Yes. Non-metallic pipe can't carry a tracing signal on its own, so we send a camera with a sonde transmitter through the line and follow it from above ground to mark the path and depth.
Homeowners and contractors planning fences, decks, additions, landscaping, driveways, or tree planting — plus anyone who needs to find a sewer or water line before a repair. It's far cheaper than repairing a line that gets hit.
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