How to Prepare Your Property for a Successful Survey
Michael Carter
Published on:
Jan 16, 2025
3 min read
Building anything - whether a home, commercial site, or renovation - starts with strong planning. From initial site checks to accurate surveying and regulatory alignment, knowing what comes next can save time, budget, and headaches.
Why Planning Matters Before You Build
Pre-construction planning - including boundary surveys, zoning checks, and site layout - establishes a sound baseline. Accurate data from the start mitigates cost overruns and construction delays.
Key Pre-Build Roadmap
Pre-construction planning - including boundary surveys, zoning checks, and site layout - establishes a sound baseline. Accurate data from the start mitigates cost overruns and construction delays.
Step 01:
Define Your Priorities
Understand your goals - budget, timing, permitted land use - and any constraints like terrain or site access.
Step 02:
Explore Site Possibilities
Visit the site early. Think about slope, drainage, vegetation, access points, and how land orientation may affect utilities.
Step 03:
Choose a Survey Type
Decide whether your project requires a boundary, topographic, ALTA‑NSPS, or as‑built survey. Each serves a different regulatory.
Step 04:
Align Design with Permits
Produce a permit-ready site plan, setbacks, utility routing, and grading layout. Compliance with local regulations is easier.
What SurveyRidge Does Differently
SurveyRidge brings licensed expertise, GPS and drone-based survey methods, and CAD-ready documentation. We streamline communication, minimize revisions, and deliver complete, clear data that supports developers, architects, and property planners.
