Clearance for Drilling, Piling & Geotech
Boreholes, piles and ground anchors go deep — and a strike on a utility at depth is serious. Locating and scanning clear each location before the rig sets up.
Leaks.ca is the educational leak detection hub and service-support division of Leak.ca, helping BC property owners understand leak risks and connect with professional detection services when needed.
Geotechnical, drilling and piling contractors need each borehole, pile and anchor location cleared of buried utilities and, where relevant, scanned for embedded hazards before drilling — protecting crews, equipment and the surrounding services.
What Drilling & Piling Need
Methods for Drilling & Piling
Clear the dig area of every buried service — public and private — before anyone breaks ground.
Find the buried lines EM can't — plastic, clay and concrete pipe — by their radar reflection.
Trace and mark buried metallic utilities by inducing or applying a signal and following it with a receiver.
Combine EM and GPR into one quality-rated picture of everything below the site.
FAQ
A drill or pile that strikes a buried utility — power, gas, water or telecom — is a serious safety and cost event. Locating and scanning each point first clears it of services, protecting the crew, the rig and the surrounding infrastructure.
Serving BC
Locating & scanning for drilling & piling
Professional EM locating, GPR utility locating and concrete scanning across BC are provided through Leak.ca. Leaks.ca is the educational division — for booking and on-site detection across British Columbia, our service partner Leak.ca handles professional assessments.
Educational hub & service-support division of Leak.ca · Serving all of British Columbia · Since 1999