FAQ
Site Development Questions
Written for developers and owners buying land.
The survey, the geotechnical report and what you intend to build. That is enough to tell you what the site work involves.
FAQ
Site development and horizontal works in Florida
- Why is site work underestimated?
- It is estimated while the building is priced. In Florida it is a larger share than expected.
- How much land does retention take?
- A real share. Lay it out before the building.
- Can retention go underground?
- Sometimes, at much higher cost. The water table limits it.
- What makes earthwork expensive?
- Import and export.
- Can design reduce earthwork?
- Frequently, if asked before the grading plan is final.
- Why is unsuitable material costly?
- Every yard is paid for twice.
- Is ground improvement an alternative?
- Sometimes. Ask for the comparison.
- Are services in the road adequate?
- Available and adequate differ. Confirm capacity in writing.
- Are connection fees significant?
- They can be substantial and are often omitted early.
- Why does paving fail?
- Subgrade and drainage, not asphalt.
- Will you pave without subgrade testing?
- No.
- How many borings do we need?
- Across the footprint, not a convenient sample.
- Will you price from a thin report?
- No.
- Are utility records reliable?
- On older sites, frequently not.
- Does site work need its own permits?
- Yes, from more agencies, frequently in sequence.
Still not answered?
Call (954) 807-3208 or send the survey. We will give you an honest view of what the site work involves.
What we do
Clearing & Demolition
The first package on any site, and the one that reveals what the survey did not show.
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Mass Grading & Earthwork
Shaping the site to the design grades, where the cost is decided by whether the earthwork balances.
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Stormwater
Florida requires stormwater to be managed on site, and doing so consumes a genuine share of the land.
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Utilities
Water, sewer, electric, gas and telecommunications, and whether the capacity you need exists at the boundary.
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Paving & Hardscape
Parking, drives, sidewalks and hardscape, where the failures come from the subgrade and the drainage rather than from the asphalt.
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Site Restoration
Landscape, irrigation, and putting the site back — the last package built and the first thing anybody sees.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.