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5 Things You Must Nail for a Smooth Multi-Site As-Built Survey Program

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Key Elements to Managing a Multi-Site As-Built Survey Program Multi-Site As-Built surveys for national brands are the first, and one of the most important steps in kicking off your brand’s multi-location expansion, rebranding, or remodel initiatives. These survey programs can involve hundreds or even thousands of locations across the country, where each As-Built survey needs…

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Planning a Multi Site As-Built Survey Program – Get It Right!

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4 Critical Steps to Planning a Multi Site As-Built Survey Program Last week I wrote an article about a specific type of As-Built services that PPM began offering in 2009 – “Multi Site” As-Built surveys.  A Multi Site survey program involves 2 or more locations (often hundreds) of the same type, and for the same client – most…

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It’s All About “Multi Site”! Nationwide As-Built Survey Programs

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Multi-Site As-Built Programs Last week we started a new As-Built site survey program for McDonald’s (which you may have seen on PPM’s Facebook or LinkedIn pages).  We surveyed 6 locations in Oklahoma City, and we are just finishing up these “pilot” As-Built drawings for our client.  7 years ago if you would have told me that PPM would be…

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Why it’s important to Win (or at least try to!)

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Teamwork and the Importance of Winning. I participated in a couple of seemingly different events last week that got me thinking about the topics of teamwork and winning. The connection between the two might not seem obvious, but by the end of the week I could definitely feel the similarities – see if you can…

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Step 3 For A Simple Way To Measuring A House For Renovation

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How To Measure A House For An As-Built Survey – Step 3 If you have read my previous articles, you are now well on your way to creating an accurate As-Built floor plan.  To recap, I covered the first two steps in those blogs: Preparation Measuring With this article we will cover the 3rd and final step…

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Here’s Step 2 For How to Measure a House

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How To Conduct An As-Built Survey- Step 2 In my last article, I talked about some basic preparation to consider prior to measuring a house, if your goal is to create an accurate set of As-Built drawings.  As I mentioned, every As-Built surveying project essentially has the same 3 steps:  Preparation  Measuring  Drafting With this blog, we are moving…

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Measuring Your House For Renovation – Step 1

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Details On How To Make An As-Built Home Survey- Step 1 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…

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Starting the day off right – the Bustation Declaration!

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How We Get Fired Up To Make A Fantastic As-Built Survey For You HOW IT STARTED: We have always liked to think of ourselves as a fun company.  Whether it’s company parties and events, office jokes and pranks, or just the lively discussions and laughter that you hear on a daily basis, it’s clear that the…

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Summertime is time to Remodel!

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Use Summertime To Prepare For Your Renovation It is well-known that the best time for carrying out operations that require a lot of outdoor activity is during the summer. This is due to the warmth, sunshine and lack of rains that comes with the season. The dry summer periods have also always been the friendliest…

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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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