Excavation · Waterloo
Excavation Permits & Utility Locates in Waterloo
Before any blade touches ground, two things have to happen. Here's what permits and locates mean for your project.
Digging without locating buried services is dangerous and illegal — and skipping a required permit can stall your project. Here's the plain-English version for Waterloo homeowners.
Utility locates (Ontario One Call)
Before any excavation in Ontario, buried utilities must be located and marked. It's a free request and it's the law. We submit and work from current locates on every job.
Permits
Whether you need a permit depends on the work. Foundation excavation generally requires a building permit; simple grading or a shallow trench on private property often does not. We'll tell you what your job needs.
Frequently asked questions
Who calls for utility locates?
We do — we submit the Ontario One Call request and work from the marked locates on every job.
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