House Corner Staking
Corner staking makes sure a new home, garage or commercial building sits exactly where the site plan puts it on your parcel. It is a vital step of pre-construction – done before the first shovel of dirt moves.
What you get on the ground
Wooden stakes that tell the builder exactly where the structure goes. Each corner of the proposed building is staked – and, if needed, each deviation in the foundation plan. It is usually done for a single structure but can also clarify the spacing between two or more.
Corner stakes are easily knocked out during excavation. So the information is transferred to offset stakes placed away from the work, marked with the distance to the corner and any change in elevation. If a corner stake is lost, the offsets have preserved it.
Why it matters
Corner staking is part of the site planning process, and it has to be precisely accurate. A house staked a few feet too close to the line can violate a setback, sit on an easement or end up partly on the neighbor’s land – and incorrect corner staking can be an extremely costly mistake that halts construction on your project.
Our licensed surveying team has years of experience staking the corners of homes, additions, garages, shops and commercial buildings. We stake from the approved site plan, check the setbacks against the property lines and leave offset stakes your excavator can work around.
Questions & answers
After the site plan is approved and before excavation or form work begins. Call a few days ahead of your excavator.
The site plan or plot plan with the house footprint and setbacks, and the property survey if you have one. If the lot has never been surveyed, we start with a boundary survey.
That is what the offset stakes are for – the position can be restored from them. If both are lost, call us and we will reset them.
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A site plan for your building permit – lot, setbacks, easements and the proposed house, drawn to scale.
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Confirms the foundation was poured correctly and sits in the right position and location.
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We interpret architectural or engineering plans and stake the location and elevation of new structures.
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When you call, you talk directly to a qualified land surveyor.