Field + laboratory · ASTM compliant

Testing that keeps concrete, soil & schedules on spec

Certified technicians on your jobsite, an ASTM-scoped laboratory behind them, and reports issued fast enough to make the next pour. Materials testing, geotechnical, environmental, and survey — one call.

Dispatch
Same-day scheduling, Houston metro · Sugar Land headquarters
Reporting
Reviewed and issued under a documented quality system
Coverage
27 regional hubs · all 50 states
Office
12425 W Airport Blvd, Suite 101, Sugar Land, TX

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What we test, inspect, and certify

Construction Materials Testing

ASTM-compliant field and laboratory testing of concrete, aggregate, and soil — fresh concrete testing and cylinder breaks, aggregate gradation and quality, Proctor and nuclear density, soil classification, and soil corrosivity — run by certified technicians under a documented quality system, with fast, defensible reporting.

Geotechnical Engineering

Subsurface investigations, laboratory soils testing, and geotechnical reporting to characterize site conditions before design and verify them during construction.

Forensic Engineering

Failure investigation on distressed concrete, foundations, and pavements: coring, sampling, laboratory analysis, and licensed engineers for opinion and testimony.

Environmental Services

Environmental site assessments and construction-phase environmental support that keep transactions and projects moving without surprises.

Land Surveying

Boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys that put the design on the ground accurately the first time.

Run to the standard

ASTM methods we run every day

Every result traces to a published standard. Browse the methods behind acceptance testing — what each one measures, when the spec calls for it, and how it is run.

ASTM C31ASTM C39ASTM C42ASTM C78ASTM C138ASTM C143ASTM C172ASTM C173All methods →

Local coverage

Materials testing near you

Houston, TXSugar Land, TXKaty, TXThe Woodlands, TXPearland, TXPasadena, TXBaytown, TXLeague City, TXConroe, TXRichmond, TXGalveston, TXBeaumont, TX

Common questions

What does a construction materials testing company do?

A CMT firm verifies that the soil, concrete, aggregate, and asphalt going into a project meet the plans and specifications — through field tests during construction and laboratory tests on samples — and documents the results for the owner, engineer, and building official.

How much does construction materials testing cost?

Most field testing is billed as a technician hourly rate plus per-test lab fees. A single concrete pour visit is typically a few hundred dollars; full-time project testing is proposed from the project specification. Send plans through the proposal request for firm pricing.

Which areas do you serve?

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, with 27 regional dispatch hubs — Houston, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, Atlanta, Denver, Washington DC, Charleston WV, Charlotte, Raleigh, Chicago, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Nashville, Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Columbus, and Detroit — and project-based coverage in all 50 states through our field group and partner network of licensed professionals.

Which ASTM standards do you test to?

Concrete: ASTM C31, C39, C78, C138, C143, C172, C173, C231, C1064, and C1231. Aggregate: ASTM C29, C117, C127, C128, C131, C136, C566, and D75. Soils: ASTM D698, D1557, D854, D1140, D2216, D2487, D4318, D6913, D6938, D7928, and the G51, G57, and G187 corrosivity methods. Each designation has a plain-language explainer under Test Methods, and the full titled list is on the materials testing page.

What certifications do your technicians hold?

ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I for fresh concrete work, NICET Construction Materials Testing certifications (Soils, Concrete, Asphalt) for field and laboratory technicians, and ICC special inspector certifications for IBC Chapter 17 special inspection. Nuclear gauge operators are trained under the company radiation safety program.

What is the difference between materials testing and special inspection?

Materials testing measures the material — slump, air, strength, density, gradation — against the specification. Special inspection, required by IBC Section 1705, verifies that structural work such as reinforcing steel, formwork, anchor bolts, welding, and masonry matches the approved drawings, and is reported to the building official. One agency usually provides both, with the same technicians and laboratory.

How do I schedule a technician or get a proposal?

Call (832) 464-8334 for dispatch — same-day or next-morning is typical in the Houston metro. For a written proposal, send the specification sections for quality requirements, concrete, and earthwork plus the plans or quantities through the proposal request form, and a scope with unit rates comes back.

Scheduling & proposals

Ready to schedule testing?

Call for same-day dispatch questions, or send project documents for a written proposal.