Caliland Engineering, Inc

I found Caliland on Unilocal as I needed a survey and didn’t know anyone in the business. I reached out to them and received a very prompt and professional quote. Was very happy with their responsiveness.

We had hired Kevin and his crew to do a boundary survey for our property about a year and half ago. (okay, little late getting this done!) We were very pleased and glad we hired Kevin! The price was very reasonable, and the work was completed in a timely manner. Also, Kevin is a very easy and patient person when explaining to us how the process of surveying works, what to expect, and how the results are published. In fact, when we stopped by – unannounced– to give him a deposit to begin the work, he took time out from his busy schedule to go over the process with us, because he wanted to be sure we understood what is done and why having a good, qualified and trusted surveyor (which he is!) is important!
We highly recommend him and encourage you to give him a call – his estimates are free, and will gladly review your estimate with you!

Folks, I do not know where to begin. Kevin Lai and his staff should be called super heros!!! After receiving an unfavorable LOMA determination from FEMA, to remove my structure from the Special Flood Zone, Kevin and his staff took to arms to determine why it was not approved. He recounted all his calculations against the requirements and double checked the application, and everything pointed in our favor. It did not make sense, why FEMA did not approve the application. He called a FEMA rep, worked with her for hours and days to prove our case. The FEMA rep requested we submit a follow up application package since the original one had been closed. Kevin and his staff went above and beyond to handle this, and submit in a timely manner. After working long and arduous, FEMA corrected its original position and revised the determination in our favor. Kevin was an angel sent from God. He handled my elevation certificate that was required during the construction of my garage and now this LOMA application. I can’t thank Kevin enough for his hard work, except wish him many blessings. He saved me countless of hours and days to deal with this. Thanks very, very much Kevin!!!
PS: to Mr. Michael K. whom posted a negative review of Kevin. With all do respect, it was a shock to read your review. I do not know the circumstances and respect the vendor-​client confidentiality amongst both, however, I suspect you may have been very impatient with Kevin for not attending your needs immediately. Please bear in mind that he has other clients that need to be attended, and in addition, there are contracts that need to be reviewed and agreed prior to conducting business. If you wish to contact me, please send a private message via Unilocal and I will be glad to share Kevin’s work. Both my construction and LOMA application began in Feb 2014, and as you can see from the date of this message, it is July 2014. Patience is a virtue and it should be practiced to get things done properly.
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I don’t have much basis for a review, other than the fact that my email and phone call requests were never returned. After a few calls I got a phone call from an engineer and sent my plans over to him via email. I never heard back. I followed up with reception, and again, never heard back. The other reviews are great which is why I chose this firm, but honestly, unless you like herding kittens and chasing phone calls find another firm with better service.

I needed a 4 markers for a boundary survey to build a fence around our property. I had several bids and found Caliland on this website. Kevin is the man. He is very professional and explained how the process works. I hired Kevin in January and he completed the assignment within a week. I highly recommend this company to anyone who needs to survey their property.

I needed to have a Boundary Survey done. I came across CaliLand Engineering and did a little research and read the Unilocal reviews. After requesting an estimate and receiving an email that was more than double what I expected I called Kevin and we spoke for about 20 minutes. I wouldn’t say his prices were cheap but I guess I wasn’t comparing apples to apples. Kevin explained to me why the price was what it was and I understood so I bit the bullet. His team came out and spent 4 hours taking measurements, they were very professional and courteous in answering my questions. They really did do a lot of work. I was glad that I chose to hire them. There is peace of mind in knowing that the job was done correctly and I don’t have to question if my markers are in the right place. Thanks Kevin!

Kevin, the surveyor is very informative and will help you with your situation. He just spent half an hour with me on the phone, explaining the ins and outs of obtaining a survey. If his prices are reasonable, I will be hiring him do to our survey.

I bought a house in 2009 on the hill side. The lot is about 30,000 sqft. Not all the lot is usable. Many areas are not even accessible because of thick bushes and trees. You can imagine how difficult the job was. I had to hire two workers to do the cleanup of the trees to assist with the job. Kevin was the engineer who took my job. He came to the site and did the work personally. He marked all the critical points of the boundary of the lot. As a result, he found that my neighbor’s backyard encroach into our property, which is another story. With the survey, my neighbor does not have any leverage to argue with us. It was a boundary and topology survey. Kevin did a very good job and delivered the result fast. I also received the drawing in digital format that can be used for future architecture design. Great value!

FAST, CHEAP & AMAZING!!! I’m a real estate Broker working on a 15 day escrow and 7 day due diligence period on a hillside ordinance lot. We stumbled upon a problem and needed an answer right away. Kevin and his team were honest and successful in providing me and my clients the answers we needed right away. If you are considering whom to work with I advise you to give these guys a call. Yes, I am aware I’m full of compliments and that you think I am a plant… but no, I am simply being honest. Caliland Engineering Inc. deserves all the praise in the world. Thanks guys for saving my project!
–Investor Choice Realty

We needed two surveys done. A topographical and boundary survey for a home construction project on a small hillside lot with lots of trees. The level of difficulty of this survey was high due to the fact, it is a very old community in the Canyon Community in Sierra Madre, where nobody knows where their property lines really are even with previous surveyors. Talking over the phone with Kevin made me feel comfortable. I looked at several surveyors on Angie’s List, but chose Kevin because of his proximity to my home. I explained our lot and he sent me an estimate that was reasonable, which I signed to allow him to begin work. When Kevin came out, he explained that many of the original monuments have been removed over the years. He and his engineers came EARLY and had already marked many locations of the potential monuments by the time I arrived. The problem was that many monuments set by other surveyors where not recorded and were no use. Because of this, the project took several visits by Kevin and his engineers, but they eventually got it. Kevin will work hard to do things the right way, and in order to do so, he had to «clean the mess» in my tract. When completed I received a PDF file of the topo map and record of survey map (which gets submitted to the County for recording), and an electronic file of all the elevation data. I was amazed at the level of detail in the map. Even the winding rock staircase and jagged roof lines were defined, trees were marked, gas, water meters located, etc… At the end of the topography boundary survey, I also asked Kevin to set monuments on my property to ensure my property lines are protected, in case other monuments in my tract are damaged or removed. Setting monuments did cost me more, but I wanted peace of mind. I was very satisfied with Kevin’s effort, patience, and ease to deal with during this survey project.

We used Caliland Engineering for our property survey to find where our boundaries are in the 4 corners. After calling 3 other places, it appeared that Caliland was the most reasonable. Kevin was professional and he came out to measure and put markers on the 4 corners by the agreed upon time. I have no problem with this company at all. If you’re looking for a professional and reasonably priced property survey which I would highly recommend if you want to fence up your yard, I would highly recommend Caliland Engineering.