Scope & limitations
Educational only. Homeowner expectations: residential GPR expectations.
- Setting
- Suburban lot with vinyl fence sections removed for access, known dog run path, and overhead service drop on the opposite street frontage.
- Objective
- Map likely private conductors crossing the proposed pool shell and bore path for equipment—after applicable 811 workflow for public facilities.
- Methods
- Perimeter loops and diagonal ties across the shell; shallow high-frequency passes near the pad where turf was stripped; photo log of valves and boxes.
- Constraints
- Plastic irrigation laterals yielded intermittent echoes; report segments that corridor as “possible / not for depth certification.”
- Outcome
- Color-coded sketch layer for the excavator plus PDF limitations referencing moisture after recent watering—see soil moisture note.
- Lessons
- Fence post shadows matter: schedule GPR before new posts go in; if the pad already has conduit sleeved under it, say so during intake.
Related services
Backyard dig with unknown private runs?