Home Builder & Form Board Surveys
Lot stakeouts, form board checks, and final surveys that keep foundations inside setbacks and closings on schedule.
About this service.
Builders need three things from a surveyor: the house staked in the right place, the forms checked before concrete is poured, and a final survey the title company will accept at closing. We provide all three on a schedule that matches the pace of residential construction.
A form board survey locates the foundation forms against the lot lines, building setbacks, and easements and confirms the elevation where required, so a setback problem is caught while it still costs nothing to fix. The final survey, performed after construction, shows the completed improvements for the buyer's lender and title company.
Our crews work with production builders and custom builders alike, and same-day turnaround is available on standard residential lots when the schedule demands it.
When you need one
- Staking a new home on a platted lot before excavation
- Verifying forms before the slab or footings are poured
- A final survey is required for the buyer's closing
- A lender or municipality requires a foundation location certificate
What you receive
- Lot corner recovery and house corner stakeout with offsets
- Form board survey showing forms relative to lines, setbacks, and easements
- Final survey with completed improvements for closing
- Elevation certificates and foundation certificates where required
- Fast digital delivery to builder, title company, and lender
Same-day or next-day service is available on standard residential lots. Volume builders can set up a standing schedule.
Where we provide it
Frequently requested in these service areas. Licensed statewide, so larger projects anywhere in Texas are welcome.
Common questions
Most often, forms that sit too close to a setback line or inside an easement, and occasionally a house that is mirrored or rotated from the plan. Each of these is trivial to fix before the pour and very expensive after it.
Yes. We support production and custom builders across the Bryan / College Station region and surrounding counties, and can arrange standing schedules for builders with ongoing lot starts.
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Tell us the property and what you need. You get a written scope and a fixed price, usually within one business day.