Accurate as-built drawings are essential for almost every construction project. These drawings capture the precise location and elevation of permanent site features such as buildings, utilities (both deep and shallow), manholes, valves, hydrants, streetlights, fences, and more. At Design Works, we recognize the long-term value of high-quality as-built documentation for owners, operators, and future projects.
Our team is dedicated to helping you accurately document any design changes, ensuring a reliable foundation for ongoing and future development.
A Real Property Report (RPR) is a vital legal document that clearly outlines the location of significant improvements in relation to property boundaries. These improvements may include homes, decks, garages, sheds, pools, fences, and more. Additionally, an RPR highlights relevant land information such as easements, right-of-ways, and overland water drainage restrictions.
At Design Works, we offer a thorough understanding of RPR requirements and provide cost-effective solutions tailored to your needs for:
When planning improvements on an existing lot, many municipalities may only require a plot plan for building department approval. These plans provide essential information about the property, including existing structures, manmade features, and any proposed improvements. A plot plan clearly illustrates property dimensions, the placement of improvements, setback lines, and easements. If you need a plot plan for your development, our experienced survey team at Design Works is ready to assist you with precision and expertise.
A Lot Grading Certificate is an essential part of new home construction, landscaping, and renovations. Many municipalities require this certificate to ensure proper drainage away from buildings and neighboring properties, protecting against flooding and property damage. Issued by a professional land surveyor, Lot Grading Certificates safeguard property owners by verifying compliance with local drainage standards.
At Design Works, we prepare these certificates following the strict guidelines of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association, ensuring that they meet all municipal requirements.
Topographic surveys are conducted to gather detailed information about the natural and man-made features of a site, as well as its elevation contours. These surveys are essential for engineers, architects, and contractors, as they provide critical data on land elevations and grading.
At Design Works, we bring extensive experience in topographic surveying across a variety of industries, including planning and development, civil engineering, and construction.
When constructing a building, both physical and legal considerations must be addressed. Site Plans are commonly required to secure building and development permits for property improvements. These plans detail the layout of buildings, parking areas, access points, landscaping, and other structures related to the development project.
At Design Works, our survey team prepares precise and comprehensive Site Plans while collaborating closely with clients to ensure a smooth and successful permit application process.
Subdivision is the dividing of a single parcel of land into two or more parcels, each to be given a separate title. It is also used for existing lot line adjustments. DesignWorks has the ability to satisfy all our client’s legal survey needs, which include:
A condominium cannot legally exist without a registered condominium plan. DesignWorks has dedicated Alberta Land Surveyor on board, that assists our clients with registration of Condominium Plans in the form of:
In Construction Surveys, surveyors calculate and mark on the ground horizontal and vertical position of specific design elements. These can be: new building excavation stakeouts, construction layouts, route surveys for roads and utilities, grid line layouts, and more.
Design Works provides construction surveying services to clients involved in residential, commercial and industrial developments.
Almost every construction project requires the contractor to produce as-built drawings. As-builts show the actual position and elevation of the permanent features on the ground, including buildings, deep and shallow utilities, manholes, valves, hydrants, street lights, fences, and more.
In Design Works, we believe that good as-built drawing has the potential to be incredibly valuable to the owners, operators of infrastructure, and later for future projects. Let us assist you in accurately documenting any design change.
