When you buy an undeveloped piece of land, you have to find out what, if any, utility lines could run under the areas where you plan on building new structures. You especially need to find out if any underground sewer or water lines could rupture when construction of your new structures gets underway.
However, you may want to avoid digging into the ground yourself to find out this information. Instead, you can hire a service like a water leak detection company in Maryland to determine where the water lines might lie under your property.
Avoiding Floods
If you were to begin digging and building new structures without marking where existing underlying utilities lie, you could risk rupturing them and causing expensive, if not irreparable, damages to the property. You need to know where the water and sewer lines are so you avoid digging into them.
The company you hire can find out where those lines are and mark them for your construction workers. The workers then know where and how far into the ground to dig. They can avoid accidentally digging into one of the water lines and causing a major flood on the property.
This type of service can also find out if any of the lines under your property have damages or leaks to them. You can find out more about hiring a water leak detection company in Maryland online. Contact Line Locators, Inc.
