GPS Layout and Survey Services for Houston Earthwork Contractors
Lone Star Layouts delivers machine control modeling, site staking, as-built surveys and anchor bolt layout across the Greater Houston area. We provide both remote and field civil tech services to contractors working in Harris County and the surrounding Houston metro
Backed by Stone River Excavation, 11 years Texas earthwork experience
10+ years hands-on BIM, modeling, and layout experience
Trimble, Topcon, Leica and Civil 3D certified
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Houston Contractors Are Getting Asked for Deliverables They Have Never Had to Produce Before
The Houston construction market has changed. GCs on commercial pad sites, industrial developments and infrastructure projects are requiring GPS-compatible machine control files, BIM submissions and stamped as-built documentation as standard terms. Contractors who have been doing this work for ten, fifteen, twenty years without those deliverables are now being asked to produce them on every project.
Most don't have an in-house BIM technician. Most don't have a survey crew on payroll. And most don't have time to vet three different vendors while a mobilization date is bearing down on them.
That's the gap Lone Star fills for Houston contractors.
One Houston Civil Tech Team for Every Technical Deliverable on Your Project
Lone Star Layouts is the dedicated civil tech arm of Stone River Excavation, an eleven-year Houston-area earthwork company. That means the team behind your deliverables has run the same sites, worked with the same GCs and understood the same project pressure you're under right now.
We handle remote services from our home base in the Houston metro and deploy field crews across Harris County and the surrounding region. One team, one contact, all eight services.
Civil Tech Services Available in Houston, TX
We deliver both remote and field services to Houston earthwork contractors. Remote services are available immediately with no scheduling lead time. Field services are deployed across the Greater Houston area.
Remote Services
Delivered digitally, anywhere in the U.S.
3D Modeling and BIM Services
We take your CAD files and survey data and build the 3D model your GPS equipment needs to run. Earthwork contractors see productivity increases of 33-40% on GPS-guided sites versus conventional layout.
Learn moreGPS Grade Control Modeling
We produce the machine control files your dozers, graders and scrapers run directly. Trimble, Topcon and Leica format. No translation layer, no guesswork.
Learn moreEarthwork Takeoffs
Cut and fill quantities calculated from your plans before you bid. Know your dirt before you commit to a number.
Learn moreQA/QC Services
As-built documentation, compliance surveying and construction quality control records that give your GC what they need to close out the project.
Learn moreField Services
Across Houston, DFW, Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi
Site Staking and Layout
Construction layout from your plans to the ground. Property lines, building corners, grade stakes. Your crew can build from what we put in.
Learn moreAs-Built Surveys
We document what was actually built. GPS-accurate, formatted to your GC's requirements, delivered on your schedule.
Learn moreTopographic Surveys
Topo data collected via drone or rover. Fast turnaround, Texas-wide coverage.
Learn moreAnchor Bolt Layout
Millimeter-level precision for pre-engineered metal buildings and steel structures. If the bolts are off, the building is off. We make sure they're not.
Learn moreNot sure which service you need? Call us: 713-581-9345
Why Houston Earthwork Contractors Work with Lone Star
11 years
of Texas earthwork experience behind every deliverable
Houston-based
field crews, not subcontracted regional coverage
Trimble, Topcon and Leica
platforms supported natively
48-hour turnaround
commitment on standard as-built surveys
Remote delivery
with same-day and next-day options available
We Work Across Texas. And Anywhere a File Can Travel.
Our remote services go where the project is. Our field crews cover the major earthwork corridors across Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions from Houston Contractors
Do you deploy field crews across all of the Greater Houston area?
Yes. We cover Harris County and the surrounding counties including Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, Galveston and others in the Houston metro. If your project is outside those counties but still in the Texas Gulf Coast region, contact us and we'll confirm coverage before you schedule.
How quickly can you get a field crew on a Houston site?
Field crew scheduling is available for Houston-area projects, and we work to mobilize around your project timeline. Our remote services are available same-day and next-day with no scheduling lead time. Send us your mobilization date and we'll confirm crew availability.
Can I use your remote services if my project is in Houston?
Yes. Our remote services, including 3D modeling and BIM, GPS grade control modeling, earthwork takeoffs and QA/QC documentation, are delivered digitally and available immediately with no scheduling lead time, wherever your Houston project sits.
Are you connected to Stone River Excavation?
Yes. Lone Star Layouts is the dedicated civil tech arm of Stone River Excavation, an eleven-year Houston-area earthwork company. The team behind your deliverables has run the same sites and worked with the same GCs you're working with.
What machine platforms do your GPS models support?
We support Trimble, Topcon and Leica platforms natively and are Civil 3D certified. We produce the machine control files your dozers, graders and scrapers run directly, with no translation layer and no guesswork.
Do you work with GC-required submittals and as-built documentation for Houston projects?
Yes. Our QA/QC services cover as-built documentation, compliance surveying and construction quality control records, the deliverables your GC needs to close out the project.
Ready to Quote a Houston Project?
Tell us what you need and we'll get back to you within one business day. Houston-area field service requests are typically scheduled within two business days of quote approval.
Remote and field services available. Most quotes returned within one business day.