When is a survey needed?
- Prior to purchasing land to insure what you are buying.
- Prior to installing a fence, building a house, or other types of construction including commercial construction staking.
- Prior to dividing land into smaller parcels.
- When you sell a parcel of land not previously surveyed.
- To verify the amount of land assessed for taxes.
- When you think someone has encroached onto your land.
Reasons to Survey Your Land?
Although a land survey may seem tedious and unnecessary, in fact there are many cases in which you should have your land surveyed, to save confusion or legal troubles later.
If you have two surveys done, they will nearly always have slight differences, because land surveying is as much an art as a science. Additionally measurements are always subject to error. In land surveying, these errors are kept to a minimum but will allow for descripencies between surveys.
A land surveyor will research the documents available about your land, including titles and previous surveys. Then, they will physically measure the property, and check these dimensions against the previous records to find any discrepancies. Land surveyor....read more
How much should a survey cost? The cost of a survey depends on many factors, including:
Because of the varying conditions and requirements survey fees vary. However, based on general experience, Point to Point Land Surveyors can furnish a cost before beginning the project. The lowest fee is not always in the best interest of the client or the Professional Land Surveyor. A well-prepared land survey will be the least expensive part of your total land investment cost.
Why should I choose a Professional Land Surveyor?
A Professional Land Surveyor renders a highly technical service in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes and court decisions set forth by local, county, state and federal authorities.
Because of the special skills and complexities involved in surveying land, statutes limit the practice to only those surveyors duly licensed by State Boards of Registration.
In order to protect the public from inferior land surveying, "Standards for Property Boundary Surveys" has been established. These standards describe recommended procedures for a survey and information to be provided to the client.
Professional Land Surveyors have a rich history that helps to guide us into the future. Read about the History of Land Surveying...
How do you perform a property survey?
Point To Point Land Surveyors prides itself on exceedingly thorough surveys. Depending on survey needs, our efforts include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- Finding existing neighborhood and surrounding area marker points.
- Researching courthouse records and other existing boundary records.
- Computer research using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and software.
Point To Point Land Surveyors uses the latest technology and land surveying equipment to ensure the highest accuracy and efficiency in our surveys.
Here is some more information about Evidence And Procedures For Land Surveys.
How do Land Surveyors establish boundary lines?
While most of us may think that establishing boundary lines on a piece of land is as easy as getting a measuring tape and your deed out, the truth is much more complicated than that. Land surveyors use a combination of research, science and art to determine where the true boundaries of any given property are. And only licensed and regulated Land Surveyors have the skill........read more
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