Site Plan
What's actually on this lot, and is it safe to start?
Draw or upload a scaled site plan and clear pre-dig research before crews break ground.
Covers: Photo Upload, Site Plan
Guides for this step
Site Plans
How to Draw a Site Plan Online Without CAD Software
A complete, step-by-step process for drawing a scaled residential site plan in your browser — property lines, structures, setbacks, and dimensions — without installing CAD software.
10 min read
Site Plans
Best Online Site Plan Makers for Contractors
A real, named comparison of online site plan tools for contractors — full CAD platforms, home-design apps, and dedicated contractor drawing tools — with what actually matters when you're choosing one.
10 min read
Site Plans
Site Plan vs Floor Plan: What Contractors Need to Know
Site plans and floor plans answer different questions and get confused constantly. Here's exactly what each shows, when a job needs which one, and how to draw both without CAD software.
8 min read
Site Plans
Why Uploading Site Plans Before Excavation Saves Time
Scattered files are one of the most common causes of confusion before excavation. Here's how centralizing site plans, drawings, and pre-dig notes into one project record changes that.
6 min read
Project Documentation
How to Organize Construction Project Documents: A Practical System
A practical, small-contractor-sized system for organizing project documents — drawings, contracts, change orders, and field records — without adopting enterprise document control.
11 min read
Field Operations
What Contractors Should Check Before Digging Near Underground Lines
The complete pre-dig planning process for contractors: what desktop research can and can't tell you, how to request official utility locates, how to spot private lines public records miss, and how to brief a crew before ground disturbance starts.
11 min read
Project Documentation
How to Create a Crew-Ready Pre-Dig Report
Research that stays in the office doesn't protect the crew digging. Here's how to turn pre-dig research into a short, field-ready report someone will actually read before work starts.
6 min read
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