Scanning in Florida
- Typical projects
- Whole house renovations and additions, Condo and apartment interior renovations, Restaurant, retail, and office fit outs, Existing conditions records for older masonry buildings
Florida coverage runs the length of the three county stretch: Broward, Miami Dade, and Palm Beach. That takes in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Weston, and Plantation in Broward, Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Aventura to the south, and Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and West Palm Beach to the north. Martin County and the upper Keys sit at the outer edge and are quoted case by case.
The building stock is different here
Northeast work is mostly wood frame and masonry that has been altered over a century. South Florida is concrete block, much of it built between the 1950s and the 1970s, and altered since with enclosed carports, converted porches, added bathrooms, and Florida rooms that were never drawn.
That is the same problem in a different material. The record set, where one exists, describes a house that has changed. Block walls are thick and their real dimensions are not what a plan assumes. A scan captures the building as it stands, so the drawings start from the actual footprint rather than from a permit drawing that predates three renovations.
Condos and interiors
A large share of the work here is interior. Condo and apartment renovations where the building’s original drawings are decades old, held by the association, and not accurate to the unit. A scan gives the architect the unit as built, including real ceiling heights and the positions of the columns and chases that cannot move.
Coastal and older buildings
Two conditions come up repeatedly. Flood zone work needs documented existing floor and ceiling elevations, the same requirement that drives the shore house work in New Jersey. Older buildings under recertification need a measured record of existing conditions. In both cases the scan documents the building. Vernier does not perform inspections, engineering assessments, or land surveying.
What comes back
The same capture package as everywhere else: a measurable 3D walkthrough, ANSI Z765-2021 floor plans, a DWG export, a room and opening report, and 360 imagery. Drafted plans, elevations, and 3D models follow on the drafting turnaround. Rates are the published ones and the quote is fixed.
Planning the visit
Send an address and an approximate square footage and a fixed quote comes back within one business day. Two or three properties booked on the same day in the same area share the travel cost.