Elevation Certificate vs. Site Elevation Data for Construction Planning
If you already have an elevation certificate for a property, you might think that document covers what your builder or engineer needs. Sometimes it does. Often it doesn’t. You may not notice the gap until a plan reviewer or contractor asks a question the certificate can’t answer. An elevation certificate and site elevation data are […]
Elevation Survey for Raised Commercial Building Pads
Raising a building pad above the ground around it sounds easy. But if you get it wrong, the water may not drain right. Or the floor height may not meet flood rules. An elevation survey stops these problems before they start. It shows your team exactly how high the ground sits now and how high […]
Topographic Survey for Rickhouse Site Layout Planning
Central Kentucky has built many bourbon warehouses over the past ten years. Lexington sits right in the middle of that growth. A rickhouse is not a small building. Most are several stories tall. They cover a large footprint. They need firm, stable ground under every column. A flat site plan on a computer screen cannot […]