As-Built Surveys in Emeryville, CA
We perform laser-scanned as-built surveys in Emeryville and Alameda County, documenting live-work lofts, former industrial buildings, and mixed-use infill for architects who need drawings that match reality.
As-Built Surveys in Emeryville: Local Conditions
Emeryville rebuilt itself on top of its industrial past, and much of that past is still standing — converted once already into live-work lofts and offices, and now being remodeled a second or third time. That layered history is the as-built problem in a nutshell: the original factory drawings are gone, the 1990s conversion drawings do not match what was actually built, and the tenant improvements since then were never drawn at all. Our Trimble terrestrial laser scanner cuts through the archaeology by documenting what exists today — every column line, mezzanine edge, sawtooth roof monitor, and exposed duct run — as millions of survey-grade points collected in one visit.
Deliverables follow the design team's workflow: 2D floor plans, sections, and elevations in DWG/DXF; Revit models at LOD 200 or 300 for BIM-based TI and adaptive-reuse design; or the registered point cloud in E57/RCP. In heavy-timber and steel loft buildings the scanner earns its keep overhead, capturing truss geometry and clearances that govern mezzanine additions without anyone leaving the floor slab. Emeryville's compact parcels also mean buildings run lot line to lot line, so we frequently pair interior as-builts with an exterior envelope scan tied to a boundary and topographic survey when zero-setback walls raise property-line questions. The city sits on bay-mudflat fill in a mapped liquefaction zone, and true floor-flatness data from the cloud gives structural engineers an honest picture of past settlement.
When later design phases need a dimension nobody anticipated, we extract it from the archived point cloud rather than remobilizing. Any boundary or record-of-survey filings connected to an Emeryville project are made through the Alameda County Surveyor and Recorder.
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What's Included
- Trimble laser scanning captures true existing conditions
- Floor plans, sections, and elevations from one site visit
- Revit/BIM models at LOD 200 or 300
- Point cloud deliverables in E57 or RCP format
- Catches out-of-square rooms and sloping floors tape measures miss
- Ideal for buildings with no surviving original drawings
Our Process
Scope the Deliverable
We confirm what your design team needs — 2D plans, sections and elevations, a Revit model, or the point cloud itself — and the level of detail required.
Laser Scanning
We scan the building interior, exterior, and site with a Trimble terrestrial laser scanner, typically in a single visit, capturing every surface as millions of measured points.
Registration & QC
Individual scans are registered into one unified point cloud and checked against control for accuracy before any drafting begins.
Drafting & Modeling
We extract the deliverables from the point cloud — CAD plans, sections, elevations, or a Revit model — with the cloud available to your team for verification.
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Need As-Built Surveys in Emeryville?
Call (510) 543-2220 or request a quote — we'll scope your Emeryville project and give you a fixed price.
Meeting-first estimates • Response within 24 hours • Serious projects only