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Lakewood, Colorado
Land Surveying in Lakewood, CO
Boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys that put the design on the ground accurately the first time. Lakewood and the surrounding CO area is covered on a project basis through our Denver, CO regional hub.
- Dispatched from
- Denver, CO regional hub (5 mi) · project-based staffing
- Lead time
- Scheduled by phone or proposal; lead time confirmed when the scope is set
- Laboratory
- Sugar Land, TX laboratory under chain of custody, or a mobile laboratory for large projects
- Reporting
- Reviewed and issued under a documented quality system; formatted for owner, engineer, and building-official review
- Serving
- Lakewood and the surrounding CO area — Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora
- Coverage
- Colorado statewide · 27 regional hubs
- Technicians
- ACI- and NICET-certified field staff; licensed professionals in Colorado
- Call us
- (346) 420-5425
Scope
Survey services in Lakewood
- Boundary and title surveys for acquisition and permitting
- Topographic surveys for civil design
- Construction staking: building corners, utilities, paving, and grades
- As-built surveys for closeout and conveyance
Full scope, standards list, and pricing basis: Land Surveying.
Local conditions
Survey conditions in Lakewood
Lakewood sits at the base of the Front Range, where construction projects encounter abrupt grade changes, expansive clay soils common to the Denver metro, and subdivision patterns shaped by both older Jefferson County platting and newer infill development. Getting survey control right before a shovel moves is not a formality here — it directly affects grading plans, drainage design, and utility coordination on sites where a few feet of elevation difference can change everything. Our survey crews dispatch from the Denver regional hub, roughly five miles from Lakewood's core, to provide boundary, topographic, and construction staking services for residential, commercial, and civil projects across the city. Every deliverable is tied to established horizontal and vertical control, giving your design team and field crews the accurate, consistent reference they need from preconstruction through final grade.
The Denver metro's prevalence of expansive bentonite-rich soils means that elevation data collected for grading and foundation design needs to reflect existing surface conditions precisely, since soil movement can affect drainage patterns and structural performance over time. Colorado's wide seasonal temperature swings and periodic late-spring snowfall also make scheduling survey fieldwork around ground frost and wet conditions a practical consideration for project timelines.
FAQ · Lakewood
Does Lakewood or Jefferson County require a licensed surveyor to establish property corners before I pull a building permit?
Jefferson County and the City of Lakewood typically require a Colorado-licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) to prepare or certify plat and boundary documentation submitted with permit applications. Requirements can vary by project type, so confirm specifics with the Lakewood Community Resources Department early. Our survey deliverables are produced under the responsible charge of a licensed PLS.
How does the expansive clay common to the Lakewood area affect how you set and protect survey control monuments?
Expansive soils can heave or shift shallow monuments through seasonal wet-dry cycles. To maintain reliable vertical and horizontal control throughout a project, we set control in stable, undisturbed material where feasible, reference multiple benchmarks, and re-verify control elevations after significant precipitation or freeze-thaw events before proceeding with additional staking.
What coordinate system and datum do you use for topographic surveys in Lakewood, and will it match my civil engineer's CAD files?
We establish horizontal control on the Colorado State Plane Coordinate System, Central Zone (NAD 83), and vertical control on NAVD 88 unless your project requires a different datum. Before fieldwork begins, we coordinate with your project engineer on datum, units, and file format so that the delivered surface model integrates directly into your civil design software without a reprojection step.
Which office covers survey in Lakewood, CO?
Field work in Lakewood is dispatched through the Denver, CO regional hub, about 5 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Lakewood projects.
Are the technicians you send to Lakewood certified?
Field sampling and testing in Lakewood are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Survey engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Colorado, coordinated under one proposal.
Hiring: we staff this work locally. Field technician openings in Lakewood · all positions.
Scheduling & proposals
Need land surveying in Lakewood?
Call to schedule a technician, or send project documents for a written proposal.