Plans, Grade Checks, and the Cut-and-Fill Sheet
We stake from the approved site and grading plans and use digital levels to set and check grade. Have those approved plans ready for the staking work.
We also provide a cut-and-fill sheet so the crew builds to the right grade. Make sure the crew doing the grading has that sheet, not just the marks on the ground.
Re-Staking as Work Progresses
We re-stake as construction phases progress or marks get disturbed. Let us know when the next phase needs staking or existing marks need to be reset; the initial layout is not the end of the staking work.
Medford has cold winters with sustained sub-freezing spells. If your project continues through winter, include re-staking in your coordination with us as work progresses.
Utility and Curb-Line Staking Prices
We charge $400–$1,200 per utility or curb-line staking run. This is a per-run range, not a flat price for staking the entire project. When asking about pricing, tell us which utility or curb-line runs need staking.
From First Call to Finished Job
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Reach Out
Tell us what you need done and when — you'll get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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We Walk the Job
We come out, look at the space, and confirm exactly what the job involves.
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Know the Price First
You get the scope and the price in writing before any work starts. No surprises.
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The Job, Done Right
We do the job right the first time, clean up after ourselves, and stand behind the work.
What this typically involves:
- Loading the engineered design coordinates into the field controller
- Setting offset stakes for the building corners so the forms have a reference
What It Typically Costs
These are planning ranges. Nothing is final until it is in writing.
$500–$1500
FAQs
A boundary survey locates and marks your property lines. An ALTA/NSPS survey is a detailed standard used for commercial real-estate deals — it adds easements, improvements, and specific 'Table A' items that lenders and title insurers require. An ALTA is more thorough and costs more because it shows far more detail.
A survey establishes where the line legally sits based on the deeds and the monuments of record, and the sealed plat is the professional opinion a court relies on. It won't force your neighbor to agree, but it replaces guesswork with a defensible, licensed determination — which is usually what resolves the dispute or supports it if it goes further.
It's a form a licensed surveyor completes documenting your building's elevation relative to the base flood elevation. You'll need one to buy or reduce flood insurance in a mapped flood zone, or to support a Letter of Map Amendment if you believe your structure was mapped into a floodplain by mistake.
Yes. Where corners are missing we set stamped iron rods or caps carrying the surveyor's license number, and we flag them so you can find them. The markers are part of the record — moving or destroying them is both a practical problem and, in most states, against the law.
No. A phone's GPS is accurate to several feet at best and isn't tied to your deed or the corner monuments, so the lines those apps draw are approximate and carry no legal weight. Survey-grade GNSS fixes a point to the centimeter against a reference network — a different instrument for a different job.
The property address and, if you have them, a copy of your deed, any prior survey, and your title commitment. Access to walk the property helps, and if there's a specific reason for the survey — a fence, a sale, a building permit — telling us up front lets us scope it right the first time.
Price tracks the work, not the lot size alone. A clean platted lot with good corners is quick; a parcel with missing monuments, conflicting deeds, heavy tree cover, or a metes-and-bounds description takes far more research and field time. We quote after we see the deed and the record, so the number is real.
Communities We Cover
We cover Medford, MA. Call (781) 628-7809 to confirm coverage for your address.
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