Form Board Survey

Who Needs a Form Board Survey, and When?

Builders, contractors and owner-builders order a form board survey after the forms are set and before concrete is poured. Building departments often require a survey during construction to confirm setbacks from property lines and easements and to check the planned finished floor elevation, including flood zone requirements where they apply. Check with your building department.

Form board surveys are ordered during construction, after the forms are set and before the pour. Common reasons include:

• A building department requiring the survey before a foundation inspection
• Confirming setbacks from property lines and easements
• Checking the planned finished floor elevation against the permit
• Meeting flood zone floor elevation requirements
• Giving the builder and owner peace of mind before concrete is placed

Builders, contractors and owner-builders usually schedule the form board survey once forms are in place. Catching a problem at this stage is much easier than correcting a slab that has already been poured.

What You Get

In general terms, a form board survey from Nexgen Logix includes:

• A signed and sealed form board survey drawing, delivered digitally
• Locations of the foundation forms relative to property lines
• Setback distances to the property lines
• Elevation of the top of the forms, tied to the datum on your plans
• Certifications to the parties you name, such as the builder or permit office

Other construction-stage services include building layout and FFE staking, a spot survey and a final survey, typically during construction, at the stage your builder or permit office requires. In a flood zone, an under-construction elevation certificate may be required at this stage too.

Serving All of Florida

Nexgen Logix is based in Lake Park and works with builders across Florida. Contact us with the property address and permit details, and let us know when the forms will be ready, so we can provide a quote and plan the field visit.