Finding good, reliable service providers can be tough these days. So many companies seem to by “fly by night” companies that are open one day and closed the next time you try to contact them. Others are unreliable—providing inconsistent work, or failing to show up when scheduled. Still others don’t have the skill or expertise to address the issue for which you called them out.
When it comes to GPR scanning services, there are a wide range of companies out there providing them. There are sole proprietors, large national companies, and everything in between. In your immediate area, there might be multiple companies that seem to be offering similar GPR scanning services.
It’s important to work with a GPR scanning company that provides expert-level service, because getting faulty or incomplete information from a GPR scan can have disastrous consequences. The reason you call out a GPR scanning service in the first place is to find things that are buried underground or embedded in concrete without having to disturb the surface. You may be planning to excavate on your property and want to avoid hitting any buried infrastructure or you might want to cut into a concrete slab to add a new water line, but you don’t want to damage the rebar.
If the company or person you hire doesn’t provide you with accurate information about where the unseen items are located, it could cause you to hit water line that you will then have to repair, or worse, hit a gas line that could cause an explosion!
So, how do you know which company will provide you with the information you need to safely move forward with your project?
First of all, you may want to prioritize hiring a reputable company—one that has been in business for at least a couple of years and has good online reviews, or one that was recommended to you by someone who has used their GPR scanning services in the past. You might also want to look for a company that has other non-destructive testing tools at their disposal, in addition to ground penetrating radar. Additional tools can be helpful in locating items that GPR might struggle to locate, or can help when the soil conditions are challenging for GPR technology (e.g. wet soil or very rocky ground).
If you are in Southern California one of the GPR scanning services that comes highly recommend is Enhanced Scanning. Enhanced Scanning has been doing private utility locating and concrete scanning for many years. They have some of the best technicians in the area. The company places a high priority on training and also invests in the latest scanning technology. They respond quickly to all service calls and provide property owners with fast, accurate results.
