Your civil engineer needs accurate existing grades and drainage to design the grading plan. We deliver a clean topographic survey your engineer can design cut, fill, and drainage from.
Tell us what the city, county, architect, or engineer requested — we’ll help determine whether you need boundary, topo, setback, hillside, or permit survey support. Call now to discuss your project.
A grading plan moves dirt, and you can’t design cut, fill, or drainage without knowing the existing surface. A topographic survey captures that surface accurately so your civil engineer can balance grades, route runoff, and meet the city’s grading and drainage requirements.
We deliver in the formats your engineer designs in (CAD/DWG plus PDF), on the datum they specify, with the shot density a grading plan needs. Tell us who’s on your team and we’ll coordinate directly so the topo drops straight into their workflow.
On slopes, grading review is stricter and the survey needs more detail. We capture denser shots on steep terrain and can pair the topo with slope analysis when the city is looking at slope and buildable area.
Because grading design depends on the existing surface. A topo gives your engineer the accurate grades and drainage needed to design cut, fill, and runoff.
A CAD/DWG existing-conditions topo and a PDF exhibit, on the datum they specify, with the shot density a grading plan requires.
Yes — we capture swales, high/low points, flow lines, and drainage features that affect the grading design.
We increase shot density on steep terrain so the surface model is accurate where grading review is strictest.
We quote quickly and schedule promptly; timing depends on site size, terrain, and access.
It provides the survey the grading plan needs, but the city makes the final permit decision. We make the topo solid and submittal-ready.
A survey supports plan check, design, and code review. It does not guarantee permit approval — the city or county building and planning departments make the final decision. Our job is to make your project survey-ready.
Survey work is completed by, or under the responsible charge of, California-licensed Professional Land Surveyors. When a stamped survey is required, the final deliverable will identify the responsible licensee for that project.
Tell us about your site and your engineer’s requirements — we’ll quote a grading-ready topographic survey.