Construction Surveying & Staking in Southern California

What is construction staking?

Construction staking — sometimes called construction surveying or site layout — translates your approved plans into physical reference points in the field. We measure precise horizontal positions and elevations from your civil drawings and set labeled stakes that tell your crew exactly where to build and how high or deep to grade. Accurate staking keeps improvements within design tolerances, reduces costly rework, and helps the whole project move on schedule.

When you need construction staking

• Site layout to position the project before earthwork begins
• Rough and finish grading to control elevations across the site
• Foundations and building corners for accurate structure placement
• Underground utilities such as storm drain, sewer, and water lines
• Curb and gutter, flatwork, and paving alignment
• Building corners and column lines for vertical construction

What's included in your staking

• Offset stakes set clear of excavation so they survive the work
• Cut and fill marks referencing design grade at each stake
• Horizontal and vertical control points to tie the site together
• As-staked field notes documenting what was set and where

Our process

1. QuoteShare your plans and schedule; we scope the staking scope and send an estimate.
2. Plan reviewWe review your civil, grading, and utility sheets and prepare the stakeout data.
3. Set controlOur crew establishes horizontal and vertical control across the site.
4. Stake the workWe set offset stakes with cut and fill marks for each phase you need.
5. Deliver notesYou receive clear as-staked notes and can call us back for re-stakes as the job progresses.

What to have ready before requesting a quote

A little information up front helps us scope the right survey and quote it accurately:

• Property address
• APN (Assessor Parcel Number) if available
• The reason for the survey (permit, fence, ADU, purchase, dispute, design)
• A title report, if you have one
• Plans or permit / plan-check comments, if available
• Any deadlines you are working toward
• Access instructions (gates, codes, tenants, animals)

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Construction staking across Los Angeles, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties

We support contractors and builders throughout the region. Explore service by county:

We stake projects across Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Clarita, and the San Gabriel Valley; Riverside, Corona, and Temecula; and San Bernardino, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga.

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