What an As-Built Survey Confirms After Your Project Is Complete

Surveyor measuring a completed construction site in Maryland during an as built survey to record finished site conditions

An as-built survey records what got built. Not what was planned. It measures the finished project. Then it compares those numbers to the design drawings. In Maryland, this survey becomes the last measured record once a job wraps up. It shows owners, engineers, contractors, and reviewing agencies where things actually sit on the ground. The […]

What Happens During Construction Staking Before You Break Ground

Surveyors use a total station and GPS rover for construction staking on a cleared building site before excavation begins

A groundbreaking ceremony is mostly for photos. The real work happened days earlier, when a survey crew walked the site with stakes, flags, and a total station. That work decides where every wall, pipe, and driveway will actually sit. Skip it or rush it, and the mistakes show up later, in concrete. Here is what […]