Story Pole Installation California
Temporary poles and connecting material installed from the accepted plan to show the proposed building mass on the site.
15+ Years in California
Residential & Commercial
Northern & Southern CA
Regional crews
Story Pole Installations
Story poles provide a full size mock up of a proposed structure, making it easy for Property Owners, City Planners, Architects and Neighbors to understand scale, massing, and rooflines of the proposed project. This improves communication during the review process.
Story poles are often referred to as silhouettes temporary framing or staking, depending on the jurisdiction requiring story poles.
We install accurate and efficient installations with metal poles and string line materials of mesh or pennant flagging, depending on the Town, City, HOA or Architectural Review Boards, requirements.
What is confirmed before field work
We need the accepted plan, project address, site-access information and the applicable deadline. The quote identifies the installation, materials, documentation, certification coordination and removal responsibilities.
With 15+ years of experience, we know the practical questions to resolve before mobilizing: access, terrain, overhead constraints, required pole points, connecting material, photographs and the date the installation must remain in place.
Accepted story pole plan
Confirmed site access and safety constraints
Written scope, deadline and removal responsibility
See your project through Accurate Installations
With over 15 years of experience, we install accurate temporary framing mock ups for you to visualize your projects that take proposed building from plan to real life.
We install any size of residential or commercial story pole installations.
How the job runs
A six-stage field workflow, with responsibilities confirmed before scheduling.
Send the plans
Accepted plan, project address, access details and deadline.
Confirm requirements
We review the accepted plan and the current project instructions.
Confirm scope
The quote defines materials, installation, documentation, certification coordination and removal.
Poles installed
Poles and connecting material are installed to the accepted plan and written scope.
Photographed
Required viewpoints are documented when photography is included in the scope.
Certified, then removed
Certification is coordinated when required; removal follows reviewer authorization and the written scope.
Story pole installation questions
These answers clarify what controls the field work and what must be confirmed in the quote.
What does the installation show?
A temporary field outline of the proposed building mass based on the points, heights and lines in the accepted plan.
What determines the materials?
The reviewing authority’s current requirements, accepted plan, site conditions and written scope.
Are photographs included?
Only when required or listed in the scope, using the requested viewpoints and documentation.
When are the poles removed?
After the reviewing authority permits removal and the applicable review or appeal period and written scope are satisfied.
Schedule from the project deadline
Installation timing differs by jurisdiction and project. Start with the hearing or noticing date, confirm the current requirement with the assigned reviewer, and use our requirements guide for official-source links.
- Before quoting: send the accepted plan, address, access notes and deadline.
- Before installation: confirm reviewer approval and any required staking or survey information.
- After installation: complete only the photography, certification and removal steps defined for the project.
Related story pole services
Choose only the work your project needs, or request a combined written scope. See all story pole services.
Story pole plans
Pole locations, elevations and connecting lines prepared from the project drawings. Plan preparation details.
Story pole installation
Temporary poles and connecting material installed from the accepted plan. Installation details.
Certification coordination
An accepted licensed professional verifies the installation when required. Certification details.
Project notice signs
Notice signs produced to the approved project specifications. Project-sign details.
California service availability
Availability is confirmed from the project address, access, deadline and requested scope. Review our service areas or send the project address for confirmation.
Northern California
Selected Peninsula, South Bay, Marin, East Bay and Monterey-area communities.
Southern California
Selected Southern California communities. Confirm installation availability using the project address, access, scope and deadline.
