Click below to read more from Mark on ‘old house web.’
“It’s fairly common knowledge that most states require notifying their “dig safe” agency before excavation work (keep in mind “excavation” can be post-holes for a fence or deck as well as larger digs like trenches or a foundation.) Where I live it’s both on-line and on the phone, 811. And it’s free. They even run ads on the radio–good reminders actually.”
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