Good afternoon everyone.
Hope you're well.
Hope you're all having a lovely day wherever you are.
Just want to show you this job we're on at the moment.
We're at a school.
Let me turn the camera around, I'm on the IPad guys.
Sorry, so it's a bit shaky.
Let me turn the camera around for you.
Alright.
Let me show you where we're up to.
So, over here we have some tennis courts as you see.
Some very nice tennis courts too actually.
And you've got a retaining wall just here.
All nice.
And then have a look at the old one.
See the old one over there?
Come closer.
So this one here has been replaced recently, you can tell.
Oh not recently but more recent than that one there.
Look at the old girl.
She's seen better days.
So yeah, so they're just replacing that there at the moment.
Or, sorry, that's what they're planning to do I should say.
So you see the difference between the new one, the newer one and the old one.
That's what they're replacing there.
So they're going to be digging right through here.
This is where the works going to be.
And they want to make sure that there's no services coming through.
They want to make sure there's no pipes or anything
that are running down along this way at all.
Or that are running underneath through here.
So yeah, that is what they're up to today.
So that is what we're up to today I should say.
We're just going to try to tell them all the services that we find that go between there.
We're at a school.
There's no plans of any underground services that go through here so
we've got to do it the old fashioned way.
We're going to try to hook on to everything we can see.
Try and just work out, play detectives.
Which is what we do every day I guess really.
We're just going to go through and hook onto any water tap we can see.
Hook onto the gas pipe.
Hook onto the telephone cables.
Lift up the pits.
Go in, hook onto the, open up the switchboards.
Hook onto the power cables there.
So that is what Shaun is up to today.
He's trying to find it all as we go at the moment.
We've already found power.
All done.
Already went to a power point.
But yeah, that's the bad parts.
Well, not the bad parts but that is why on these jobs,
these jobs are slow because we've literally got to hook onto every single thing we can see.
Speaking to anyone that walks past.
Asking anyone that knows anything about the area.
School has been here 150 odd years I think.
So, it's an oldie.
But yeah, we've got to go through and try and take our time
and work out individually one by one where they all go.
Let's have a look.
Come for a walk, I'll show you what's happening.
Alright, so I'll start here first.
I'll show you this one first.
So we've got a switchboard just there.
And there's the cover.
So that tells me that there's definitely underground service in the area there.
So we opened it up and it turned out to be a power cable.
Which is what we suspect for this to be here.
So power cable, hooked onto it to see where it was going
and it turns out that it's going
have a look at the orange dots
orange dot
orange dot
straight over to
power point.
So yeah, pretty straightforward.
What you'd expect.
But we just had to make sure that that's where it went
and didn't go over to any of the other schools,
it didn't go down to any old lights that might have been on the tennis court
anywhere like that.
So, let me show the next one that Shaun's doing right now.
So, Shaun's just about to start trying to locate where the water is.
If you have a look in here
just putting the earth in now.
And there, right hidden in there is the water meter.
See that?
So the question is
where does she go?
Does it go straight down that way there?
does it go that way there?
If it goes over that way it's all good.
Does it go that way?
If it goes that way, we're in trouble.
Not in trouble but that's what we don't want for the
So that's what we're going to do now.
We're going to see where it actually goes.
And it might be over there by the looks of it.
Let's see how he goes, if he finds it or not.
Okay, so Shaun's just having trouble with that water.
Looks like it might be plastic so we can't locate it.
So we'll try the acoustic or GPR afterwards.
He's just going to try
have a look at this over here.
He's just going to try, there's another water tap
just in, in there if you can see it.
It's an oldie.
But you never know, still might point us in the right direction where the water goes.
We're about to hook onto there.
But, let me just show you this for a minute.
So, I've got a little ninja tip for you.
What we do to work out, got a building
where the services come in and out or what's the go.
So, what we do is we literally just walk along and see what we can,
see what we can work out.
This is how we are a detective.
What we do, we come along here
get over to about here.
See what looks to be like a gas valve
or some type of pipe.
It's tapped of there as well so we'd hook onto that see where that went.
Looks like there's a water pipe there by the looks of that.
Coming off another pipe there.
Sewer over here.
So, you walk through, what we do we can hook onto each one of them
and see where they're all going.
There's another pipe in there coming out
looks like it's turning over through there.
Looks like, it that stormwater?
Yep
There's stormwater going down
now it goes down to the tank
but it used to go down into that so there could be a stormwater pipe
coming over this way through here.
So we'll work out where that guy goes.
So this is where it takes time
because you're going through and finding all these.
Now, mind you, none of these might be going over there.
And I mean there's a fair drop
so that might all be out of the way.
But you still need to double check.
Still need to confirm where are they going.
Come around this side.
More sewer.
Where do these go?
There's water there as well but that all goes into the
inside the building.
Now, over here
this looks to be like a gas pipe.
The big one there is a gas pipe.
Comms through here.
Some PNG's.
Back in the days, Telstra.
This will be the comms.
Actually, there it is.
There's the telephone cables just there.
Cobweb around it.
There's your water again.
So that water there is going over to that tap that we're trying to locate right now.
I'll go tell Shaun about this tap in a minute.
He can try hooking on here, after he hooks onto there.
If he has no luck locating over there he might have luck here.
What have we got behind here?
You're kidding me.
Oh, there we go.
There's the gas meter.
And okay.
So that is the gas meter there.
And that's where I was right, that pipe there is the gas pipe.
So it looks like the gas is out of the area.
The gas coming in, coming in from the street will be coming that way there.
What else have we got around the front here?
Let's go for a walk, see what we've got.
Sometimes there could be services around here that could still go around to the back.
Okay, so there's more sewer over there.
That's a sewer pit.
We had a look in before, we got told that before.
Irrigation I can see.
So, this is what we generally do.
We walk along and see what there could be.
Here we are.
Power.
So yeah, that is what we literally do.
I'll be looking around like this as I'm walking
trying to find any little sign that's a service could be coming in or out of the building.
Of course, at a school like this
it's even harder when there's multiple buildings
across different streets.
I'll show you what I mean.
You've got the tennis courts there and the building there.
That's one thing.
But, you've also got another building there
and another building there.
And we already know that there's an optic fibre from that building there
crossing over to this building here.
They think it goes over through there
and then back up through this way here.
But we don't know.
So that is what we're trying to find
and to make it harder
what they've done is
instead of coming up on the wall
which they do at some places
they've come internal.
So, I've already been inside and I've already seen
So, I've already been inside and I've already seen where the optic fibre comes up in the
comms room
and I can see where it comes up there
and it goes from there, we know, I reckon I've seen a pit where it comes from
at the other building but what we need to do is we need to go over there
hook into it, hook into it, lift up the pit
put a rod up it and then see where that goes.
So, yeah, definitely makes it harder when there's multiple different buildings
at different streets on different areas.
But hey, I love hard jobs.
It's challenging but it's a good feeling when you finish it at the end.
Alright guys.
Take a look at this.
So, looks like a normal fence.
All nice.
All good.
But have a look in here.
Can you see it?
There she is.
See the water pipe?
Hidden away in there.
So that pipe there goes down and goes up along there
right up to the end past the car.
Only because we happened to see the pipe and follow it along
to see where it was going that we found it.
Bit of a, bit of a hidden, hidden pipe there.
I don't know the last time they used it.
Doesn't look like it's been used for a while.
Alright, so that water pipe that we saw earlier
we've been following it along
Goes along there, comes to there.
See the water pipe just there?
So it comes down there and there she is there.
See the water pipe there?
In there.
Shaun has, he's already tried to locate it and it goes
see the blue dots there, it stops just there.
So along the sides of this tree
I won't be surprised along the side of this tree.
It's a biggie.
That that's gone and broken the water pipe just there.
Let's see.
Let's go up and walk back around and have a look
and see what he's found on the other side.
Also, I've just noticed something else.
See the stormwater coming out.
So we know for a fact there's definitely stormwater
coming up through this way here.
So we could always rod that and see where that goes.
Okay, so that water pipe that we did before
see it going through.
Stops right there.
See the blue dot?
That's where Shaun has located it to.
Can't get it past the tree which tells me the tree
has broken the pipe.
Then come and have a look at the other end.
Okay.
See that water pipe there?
He's hooked onto there.
So where it goes, it goes along, along, turns
goes that way
up through here
up through here
and then it must turn and go underneath there
because that pretty much
yep, lines up here with the tree.
So I wouldn't be surprised they've replaced it through here
where the tree's
and let's just see
Guys, remember how I just said the hard part between buildings
is trying to find services that go in between the two buildings.
Well, take a look at this.
We've just found, we reckon we've found where the Telstra comes,
the optic and so forth comes from.
This side of the road to the other side of the road.
Come have a look at this.
So there it is right there.
That's the optic going across it.
So we're hooked onto the copper cables
because they're in the same conduit
but see optic fibre and copper both going across the road.
Alright so we've found the optic fibre
goes along there
comes along here
stays along here
under here.
Let's go for a walk see where we got it to.
And there she is there.
And good, he's marked it going right across the road.
So what do you reckon came in first?
The optic fibre or the car park?
What do you reckon was installed first?
Key in thinking music right about now.
Alright, time's up.
What did you guess?
Carpark or optic fibre.
Let me show you.
Okay, easy way to tell what came in first is from this.
So the optic fibre is there.
Let's go for a walk and see where it is.
No cars.
Optic fibre is there.
So the dots there
and have a look at this
comes in right there
there
there
turns
there it is on this side
directly underneath that post.
How have they not hit that when they put the post in?
I'll have to find out from Shaun how deep it was.
Oh, here we go.
400 deep.
Oh, they would have hit that for sure.
How deep do you reckon this thing is?
Don't know how deep the fencepost is
but that optic fibre is directly where that fence post is.
So, the answer is
they installed the optic fibre first.
There wasn't a carpark here before that.
I kind of cheated a bit
because I actually knew the carpark wasn't here first.
I spoke to the computer guy before.
He's the one that told us that there is an optic fibre between the two buildings.
Even though we couldn't get access to it
or we couldn't see it out from, coming from the walls.
So, actually just going back to what I said earlier.
This is why we ask everyone that has worked in the area
or knows, knows the of area what other services they know that are out here.
But anyway, the fact is that optic.
So, again, whoever put the fence in didn't get locators
or didn't know that the optic was there.
Have a look at where else he found it.
So it's coming up through there
400mm deep
400mm deep
300mm deep
comes up
comes up
keeps coming
keeps coming
oh yeah, there we go
and that's where it turns in.
And then it goes into the building that way.
Good.
So, where they're working will be good.
It will be out of the way of their works.
I might tell them, see if they want us to draw this on a plan for them
or they can come and do it themselves.
But it will be good for them to know in the future
where the optic is
or even maybe even dig down and double check that they haven't damaged it.
It isn't conduit so hopefully the optic's alright.
Another little tip for you.
If you know that you've crushed a telephone cable
or a data cable or an optic fibre cable
But your internet still works.
All good.
If the internet starts to slow down, then the issue is that you have damaged the cable.
So, while you still might have some data through
the connectivity might have dropped right down low.
And we've come across a few jobs where they've gone and
they've crushed the cable basically.
So it still works but a lot slower than what it should work.
I'm going to move because it's a bit windy here
so I'm not sure how much of this you're hearing.
As I said I am on the IPad today instead of the camera
because the camera is broken again.
My god.
Time to buy some better cameras I think.
Or actually, not good cameras.
What do you reckon guys, should I buy a GoPro?
I'm not keen on the GoPro because of the image you get from it.
A wide angle but let's, I'll put it out to the community.
Leave some comments below.
GoPro yes or no.
Just say below GoPro yes, GoPro no.
I'm not liking the camera I've got at the moment.
I love the camera, the camera's unreal.
But I hate how fragile it is.
Anyway, I'm on a rant again.
Let's keep doing some more locating.
So, there is the sewer there.
See underneath the white conduit.
The white conduit is sewer.
Plan says it used to come down from there
go straight across there where they're working.
But we've worked out that all this has been changed
and now the sewer comes from there
down back in
and then along that pipe that I showed you underneath the building.
What I would like to know is where does it come from there.
Does it come straight across
Does it come straight across from there
straight to the old sewer.
Or, have they updated it also and goes down on an angle.
Either way, it's away from where they're digging
so it's okay.
But it would be nice to know.
We can always put a camera in down it if we have to.
So we'll talk to the client and explain that to them.
Alright.
Might do some radar work now and see how we go with the radar.
Okay guys, so interesting one out here.
The radar, ground penetrating radar.
No go up here.
Didn't have any luck locating anything up here, even, let me show you.
Even the stuff that we know is in the area.
So we know for a fact that there is optic fibre
and communication cables, copper cables in there.
Could not see that at all.
The radar was just terrible in this area.
The radar could not see anything.
However, when I was down there,
I used the radar down there and it was beautiful.
Could see it really, really nice.
So obviously they've redone, they've ripped up the soil in there
put new turf down, oh new turf, new foundation and made the soil a lot better
and that made it a lot easier to see.
Of course, there was nothing in there so I didn't see any services in there.
In here was where I wanted to see it,
where I wanted to find stuff.
Radar terrible.
So it's just one of those jobs where
radar's either good or bad.
You know sometimes where it will work, sometimes where it won't work.
But, at least I knew within 10 minutes of getting it out that no go up here.
But, it's not the radar's fault.
The radar itself works fine.
I can prove that because within 10 metres of the area over there it worked good
it's just over here it didn't work any good because of the soil conditions.
That's it.
Alright guys, we're nearly finished out here now.
Just going to find a couple more things, just double check
just triple check that we've them right
and there's nothing else here and then we're packing up.
Alright, let's keep going.
You know what annoys me about these sort of jobs?
Is that we've got nothing to show for it.
We've found a Telstra, a optic fibre cable just in there.
Found, actually let me show you this water pipe I just found.
So what I was saying is we've found an optic fibre and, which is good.
They didn't know exactly where it was so that was good.
We've confirmed there's nothing else there
but it's just annoying that is not much to show of
we've been here for a fair few hours and there's not really much I can show for it.
Have a look at this guy though.
So, water meter was in there.
That was the one that Shaun tried to locate earlier.
It's plastic going back into the building so we can't find that.
But, come out here, this is, it's weird.
So there's an old pipe coming over and stopping there.
So this used to be an old residence.
So it's earlier on, it's a very old building.
The whole area's old.
So there's all sorts of stuff in the ground.
But yeah, water pipe stops there.
But there's another one, it crosses the road
well it goes over to the road
and then
initially I thought it went down the street and that way there.
I've now got to also go up that way there.
I reckon, so let me.
No cars, I'm not going to get run over am I.
So the water main itself runs right down the middle of the road here.
The water main is in the middle of the road.
I wouldn't be surprised there is an old water main
on this side of the road and I reckon this is coming over
and either teeing into it or they've replaced it with plastic in there.
So the pipe through there but
yeah, just something we didn't expect and we've now found.
Not that they're working over here but I just wanted to double check
it didn't go back into where they're working.
So that was why I located that.
Shaun is, can you see him.
No you can't see him in there.
He's just writing up the paperwork.
These fly's being a pain today.
He's just writing up the paperwork for the client of everything we've done
everything we've tried to locate
and everything we've found.
So, the only issue they've got now
which we're going to put back on them
is the sewer that we can't locate where the sewer goes, the sewer pipe.
We're sure the old, the current one is out of the area of works.
The old one is the issue.
Do they still want to locate the old one.
If they do, we'll get a camera out here and do it.
We'll jet the pipe and then put a camera down it.
If they don't then they're all good.
Guys, I hope you've had a better day.
I shouldn't say that.
It's not been a bad day.
It's been a good day out here.
We've accomplished a lot I think.
Found, found where everything goes.
Helped them out so, yeah.
I think that's a good day's work.
I am hot though.
It's been a hot day.
And it's been a few hours so I'm going to go home.
Might have a few beers and call it a night.
After I return phone calls and everything I've missed from today.
Guys, you take care.
Hope you've all had a lovely day
and we'll catch you on the next job.
Bye.
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