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If you’ve hired a professional to do work on your property that includes digging, make sure that they have called 811 or made their request online before beginning work.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div></div> </div><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-CGAHTML2 DnnModule-465"><a name="465"></a><div id="dnn_ctr465_ContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr465_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModCGAHTML2C"> <div class="cgahtml"> <section id="dnn_ctr465_View_section" class="triangle-top triangle-btm" style=""> <div class="container"> <section class="site-sided-cta"> <h2 id="dnn_ctr465_View_headline" class="e-title">I'm Ready to Get Started</h2> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-md-6 e-side1 text-center"> <div class="e-content" > <div id="dnn_ctr465_View_txtContent"><h3>I'm a Homeowner</h3> <p>I’m planning to dig on my own property.</p></div> <a href="https://call811.com/Start-Here/Homeowners" id="dnn_ctr465_View_cta" class="btn btn-primary">Get Started</a> </div> <figure class="e-image"> <img src="/Portals/0/Images/_background/family-home.png" id="dnn_ctr465_View_imgIcon" alt="Call 811 Section Left Column Image" /> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-6 e-side2 text-center"> <div class="e-content"> <div id="dnn_ctr465_View_txtContent2"><h3>I'm a Contractor</h3> <p>I’ve been hired to complete a project on someone else’s property.</p></div> <a href="https://call811.com/Start-Here/Contractors" id="dnn_ctr465_View_cta2" class="btn btn-primary">Get Started</a> </div> <figure class="e-image"> <img src="/Portals/0/Images/_background/hp2construction.png" id="dnn_ctr465_View_imgIcon2" alt="Call 811 Section Right Column Image" /> </figure> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="dnn_ctr465_View_shapeBottomTriangle" class="triangle-btm-elem"></div> </section> </div> </div></div> </div><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-DNN_HTML DnnModule-506"><a name="506"></a><div id="dnn_ctr506_ContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr506_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC"> <div id="dnn_ctr506_HtmlModule_lblContent" class="Normal"> <div class="randomFactsContainer"> <h3><span style="color: #A7B33C">Fewer than half of Americans</span> believe they need to call 811 before simple projects like:</h3>   <p>Installing a deck or patio<br /> Planting trees, bushes and shrubs<br /> Installing a mailbox</p>   <hr style="border-top: 2px black solid; width: 30%;" />  <h3>An estimated <span style="color: #A7B33C">31 million homeowners</span> are planning to complete home improvement projects that involve digging this year.</h3>   <hr style="border-top: 2px black solid; width: 30%;" />  <h3>Nearly <span style="color: #A7B33C">40 percent of homeowners</span> planning to dig will put utility service at risk by not calling 811 before starting a project.</h3>   <hr style="border-top: 2px black solid; width: 30%;" />  <h3>This means that over <span style="color: #A7B33C">11 million homeowners</span> will risk unintentionally damaging buried utilities, potentially disrupting utility service to themselves and their communities by not calling 811.</h3>   <hr style="border-top: 2px black solid; width: 30%;" />  <h3>The <span style="color: #A7B33C">most popular planned DIY home projects</span> that involve digging in 2020 include:</h3>   <p>Planting a tree or shrub (61 percent)<br /> Building a patio or deck (30 percent<br /> Building a fence (28 percent)<br /> Installing a mailbox (13 percent)</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> </div></div> </div></div>  <section class="bg-secondary triangle-top triangle-top-pad text-center text-md-left"> <div class="container"> <div class="row align-items-center pt-9"> <div class="col-md-6 mb-3 mt-3"> <img width="654" height="412" src="/Portals/_default/Skins/Ironistic.Call811/dist/assets/images/map-gfx.gif" alt="" /> </div> <div class="col-md-6 pb-9 pb-md-0"> <h2>811 In Your State</h2> <p> Make your request online, see the specific waiting period in your area or learn more about safe digging in your state. </p> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/811-In-Your-State">Explore The Map</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </main>  <footer class="site-footer triangle-top triangle-top-pad triangle-top-secondary">  <div class="container"> <div id="backToTopButton" title="Go to top">Top</div>  <div class="site-footer-top text-center pt-9 mb-7"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2"> <h3 class="text-uppercase mb-2">Call Before You Dig.</h3> <p class="lead">811 "Call Before You Dig" was created to provide you with a nationwide, easily accessible resource when you are digging. 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