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 Final Results
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Reach Out
Tell us about the property and what the work is for, you'll get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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We Check the Records
We review what's already on file, records, plans, and prior work, before anyone heads out.
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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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Fieldwork & Results
You get the finished deliverable, a plain-language explanation, and answers to follow-up questions.
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
Usually yes, and often the permit requires it. Building to an assumed line is how encroachment problems start, a fence a foot over the line can cloud a future sale. A current boundary survey shows exactly where you can build and keeps the improvement on your own ground.
It's marking the site so the contractor builds in the right place, offset stakes for the foundation, grade stakes for elevations, and layout for utilities, all set from the engineered plans. It's done in stages as the job progresses, which is why it's usually quoted per visit rather than as one flat fee.
A boundary survey with improvements locates visible features and the easements shown in the record, utility lines, drainage, access, and any structures near the lines. A full ALTA goes further. If a recorded easement doesn't show on your deed, the title research is where it turns up, which is one reason the record work matters.
More Questions We Hear
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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Where We Stand Before You Call
- Free Estimates
- You get straight answers before you spend a dollar.
- We do our homework first
- Research comes first, so the advice fits your actual situation.
Need help today? Call (781) 628-7809.