As-Built News, Ideas, and Tips

3D Laser As-Built Surveying in the Information Age

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4 Ways 3D Laser Scanning Is Changing Your As-Built Customer Experience At PPM, we work closely with architects throughout the country and know the demands of the job. We get it. You’re busy, you’re under a deadline, you need the most accurate As-Built survey possible, and you want it to be completely “Worry Free.” Believe…

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A Day in the Life of an As-Built Surveyor-Drafter

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Meet Rogelio Medina a.k.a. Rogi (row-gee) As-Built Surveyor and Drafter Mornings at our PPM headquarters in Long Beach, California range between a quiet, small group to a loud, boisterous crew. It really depends on where our As-Built surveyor-drafters are stationed for the day. We greet the morning as a team in what we call The…

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3D Laser Scanning for Historic Preservation

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3 Historic Landmarks Preserved through Digital Archiving In October of 2013, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippine region of Bohol. In April of 2019, a fierce fire engulfed the roof of Paris’ famous Notre Dame Cathedral claiming the spire and causing devastating damage to the roof and upper walls. Fortunately, a 3D laser scan of…

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As-Built Survey Case Study: Preparing the Famous Seelbach Hotel for Renovations

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Welcome to the Seelbach! The story of the Seelbach Hotel dates back to 1903. It began when the Seelbach brothers, who were recent immigrants from Bavaria, decided to open a luxury hotel in downtown Louisville that would capture all of the old-world elegance of the European hotels they had fallen in love with in their…

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Why As-Built Plans Are Important

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“I Found These Existing As-Built Drawings. They Look Pretty Accurate… I think.” Here at Precision Property Measurements, most of our clients are architects, designers and facility managers that are in charge of planning and executing building remodel projects. For every new project, whether it is for one building or hundreds of locations, one of the…

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How Great As-Built Surveys Lead to Worry-Free Renovations

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On the simplest level, PPM is an As-Built surveying company.  That’s what we do.  However, what motivates us and keeps us working towards our goals goes far beyond just providing As-Builts.  Don’t get me wrong – the WHAT is important.  Every company needs a WHAT – in terms of a product or service – in…

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What Is a Soft-Story Retrofit?

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LA Soft-Story Retrofit Ordinance Here at Precision Property Measurements, our As-Built surveying company in Long Beach, we have started to get some inquiries from local apartment building owners asking about the recently passed “Soft-Story” Retrofit Ordinance in Los Angeles.  Understandably, a lot of folks are confused about the law, and unsure of what they need…

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Measuring Your House For Renovation – Step 1

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One of the tough things about owning an As-Built measuring company is that almost nobody knows what As-Built measuring is!  So I am constantly trying to explain to friends, family and new people that I meet what it is that we do.  But… one of the cool things about owning an As-Built measuring company is…

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Should you outsource your As-Built surveys?

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The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Your As-Built Surveys For many years, it has been common practice in the architectural community to outsource related professional services such as structural calculations, interior design, and model development to other firms. But for one reason or the other, As-Built drawings have not reached the same level of ubiquity as…

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