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Site surveys that survive contact with the job.

Measured drawings, photo packets from every angle, surface assessment, electrical availability, access notes, a visibility study, and code feasibility. It all lands as a PDF survey report within five business days.

Dimensioned site drawing with a scale ruler and pencil
What it is

The documentation that prevents a re-mobilization.

A site survey documents what actually exists on the ground before anyone fabricates a single piece of signage. Done well, it kills the surprises that turn a $4,000 install into a $9,000 install plus a rescheduled crew. Done lazily, it's the first line item your procurement team should question.

A Signavero survey captures measured drawings, photographs from every angle the install needs, a surface and electrical assessment, access constraints, a visibility study, and a code-feasibility note. A trained surveyor collects all of it. You get a PDF report within 5 business days of the on-site visit.

When brands need it

Before any install, on any site we have not been to.

  • New construction storefronts. The GC's drawings show the building as designed. The survey documents the building as built. The gap between the two is where retrofits live.
  • Acquired locations. Buildings your team has never set foot in. Nobody can describe the surfaces, the electrical, or the access from behind a desk.
  • Multi-site rollouts. A survey packet per store tells fabrication what tolerances to hold, tells the installer what mount hardware to bring, and sets the crew sequence.
  • Pre-permit feasibility. When the sign location, illumination, or area needs a variance, the survey is the documentation that supports the application.
What’s included

The Signavero survey checklist.

The complete checklist is published here. Use it on your own surveys, or hold it up against what your current vendor hands back. Here's the short version:

  • Measurements. Mounting surface dimensions, sightlines, clearances, and overall extents.
  • Photographs. Approach angles, elevation views, surface close-ups, electrical, and access details. Every shot is keyed back to the measured drawing.
  • Surface identification. Substrate, condition, paint chemistry where relevant, evidence of previous mounting holes.
  • Electrical availability. Existing circuits, amperage, conduit pathways, distance to panel.
  • Access constraints. Lift clearance, dock height, after-hours building protocol, weekend elevator restrictions.
  • Visibility study. Approach from primary roads, line-of-sight obstructions, illumination read after dusk.
  • Code feasibility flag. The surveyor calls out anything that might need a variance: height, area, illumination, historic district.
Typical timeline

Surveyor on site in 3-5 business days.

In most metros a surveyor is on site within 3-5 business days of authorization. Remote markets run a little longer, usually 7. The visit itself takes 30 to 90 minutes per storefront, depending on scope. The written PDF report lands within 5 business days of the visit. Need it faster? Rush windows are possible when you coordinate ahead, and we'll quote the surcharge before the surveyor is dispatched.

Deliverables

What lands in your inbox five business days later.

  • Measured drawings (PDF + DWG where requested) of the mounting surface and its surroundings.
  • Photo packet covering angles, elevation, surface, electrical, and access.
  • The surveyor's written narrative on surface, access, electrical, and code observations.
  • Variance-required flag where applicable, with municipal context for the permit path.
  • A recommended next-step note covering mount hardware, install crew size, after-hours requirements, and freight implications.
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