Choose Precision with Construction Staking from McClure

In order to translate construction blueprints and schematics into finished buildings, you need a good sense of where the proposed improvements will be placed on site. Construction staking—also known as construction layout—marks the ground where buildings, their utility systems, and other improvements will be placed.

If natural or manmade features will cause problems for the project, quality staking should identify them before construction is underway. As part of our professional survey services, McClure can offer precise and consistent construction staking for your next project.

What Is Construction Staking?

Construction staking is handled by the surveyor, who could be an individual or a team of engineers. They are provided with copies of all blueprints, schematics, and other building plans. Experienced surveying teams like McClure analyze all these materials and determine the best way to stake out their physical dimensions at the construction site.

With careful analysis, surveyors can map out all future improvements including:

  • Site grading
  • Exterior and interior walls
  • Utility systems
  • Gutters and storm drainage
  • Driveways and sidewalks
  • And more

Surveyors pay close attention to the smallest details on each blueprint. Otherwise, a key visual element or structural component could be lost in translation. Think of construction staking like transforming 2D plans into a 3D layout that contractors can more easily work with.

Why Construction Staking Is an Important Part of the Process

Construction staking isn’t just useful; it’s a required step in modern construction projects. Without it, navigating the large number of interconnected building elements would be difficult, tedious, and time consuming.

Smooth and steady progress is vital to project success. When a potential problem is noticed too late, resolving it will delay more aspects of the project than if the problem had been caught early on. By analyzing the plans first, surveyors have an easier time recognizing discrepancies between the planned dimensions and what the construction staking process actually laid out.

Investing in quality construction staking will give your project the best chance at maintaining consistent progress. It also provides the most time to resolve problems with the site, like unexpected erosion or trouble with poor weather.

There Are Different Types of Construction Staking

Since construction is so complex, there are different types of construction staking to accommodate different parts of the process. Which type of staking your project needs will depend on how far along things are.

Rough Grade Construction Staking

Rough grade staking is an early part of the construction process. General locations for buildings, parking, and infrastructure are mapped out according to the final elevation and grading planned for the site. This information is used to grade the site and will ensure all elements are at the correct dimensions and elevation.

Site Layout Staking

If you’re ready to begin actual construction, surveyors can complete site layout staking. This kind of construction staking is much more complex in nature, illustrating where both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of improvements will be located on the site. If measurements are not exact, the building could face structural problems.

GPS Machine Control File Preparation

GPS data can simplify surveying and grading construction sites. McClure transforms GPS data into correctly formatted files you can load onto grading equipment. This can improve the accuracy and efficiency of the grading process.

Where We Make An Impact

McClure uses innovative digital tools for fast and accurate construction staking. We can assist with both rough grade and site layout staking, as well as many other vital surveying services.

Choose Precision with Construction Staking from McClure

In order to translate construction blueprints and schematics into finished buildings, you need a good sense of where the proposed improvements will be placed on site. Construction staking—also known as construction layout—marks the ground where buildings, their utility systems, and other improvements will be placed.

If natural or manmade features will cause problems for the project, quality staking should identify them before construction is underway. As part of our professional survey services, McClure can offer precise and consistent construction staking for your next project.

What Is Construction Staking?

Construction staking is handled by the surveyor, who could be an individual or a team of engineers. They are provided with copies of all blueprints, schematics, and other building plans. Experienced surveying teams like McClure analyze all these materials and determine the best way to stake out their physical dimensions at the construction site.

With careful analysis, surveyors can map out all future improvements including:

  • Site grading
  • Exterior and interior walls
  • Utility systems
  • Gutters and storm drainage
  • Driveways and sidewalks
  • And more

Surveyors pay close attention to the smallest details on each blueprint. Otherwise, a key visual element or structural component could be lost in translation. Think of construction staking like transforming 2D plans into a 3D layout that contractors can more easily work with.

Why Construction Staking Is an Important Part of the Process

Construction staking isn’t just useful; it’s a required step in modern construction projects. Without it, navigating the large number of interconnected building elements would be difficult, tedious, and time consuming.

Smooth and steady progress is vital to project success. When a potential problem is noticed too late, resolving it will delay more aspects of the project than if the problem had been caught early on. By analyzing the plans first, surveyors have an easier time recognizing discrepancies between the planned dimensions and what the construction staking process actually laid out.

Investing in quality construction staking will give your project the best chance at maintaining consistent progress. It also provides the most time to resolve problems with the site, like unexpected erosion or trouble with poor weather.

There Are Different Types of Construction Staking

Since construction is so complex, there are different types of construction staking to accommodate different parts of the process. Which type of staking your project needs will depend on how far along things are.

Rough Grade Construction Staking

Rough grade staking is an early part of the construction process. General locations for buildings, parking, and infrastructure are mapped out according to the final elevation and grading planned for the site. This information is used to grade the site and will ensure all elements are at the correct dimensions and elevation.

Site Layout Staking

If you’re ready to begin actual construction, surveyors can complete site layout staking. This kind of construction staking is much more complex in nature, illustrating where both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of improvements will be located on the site. If measurements are not exact, the building could face structural problems.

GPS Machine Control File Preparation

GPS data can simplify surveying and grading construction sites. McClure transforms GPS data into correctly formatted files you can load onto grading equipment. This can improve the accuracy and efficiency of the grading process.

Where We Make an Impact

McClure uses innovative digital tools for fast and accurate construction staking. We can assist with both rough grade and site layout staking, as well as many other vital surveying services.