First, you will need to provide some brief information about the property and the type of survey that you require, in order to give you the best possible quote and time frame. We will then fax or mail you a work authorization and arrange for a retainer. As soon as you sign the authorization, we will give you the next available open day.
How long until you can start my job?
Within three days of receiving your signed authorization and retainer, our research team is traveling to various city, county, and state offices to do research on your property and surrounding area. Preliminary calculations and computer mapping are required before we can start gathering data in the field. All this is happening before you ever see the survey crew!
When will my job be completed?
For a boundary survey, field crews are sent to jobs in the order the work authorizations were received. Most lot surveys are done in two parts. The first trip gathers all the necessary information to calculate the final boundary lines. This involves taking measurements from documented monuments located in the streets and sidewalks in your surrounding block. The second trip to your property will involve the property corners being set, and possibly some additional measurements to locate fences, walls or other encroachments to be added to your final map. Your map will be checked, re-checked, signed, stamped, and then sent to you. We generally can finish your job in less than a week, however sometimes further research may need to be done which would extend the amount of time required.
What will I get?
First, the corners on your property are set and tagged for all to see. They will be identified by a brass tag with the license number of our responsible surveyor in charge. If you require additional property points located, this will also be done. Then you will be sent a signed “wet stamp” map. This map can be used by city officials, architects, builders and more. If the original deed lines have been changed, you may also be required to file a Record of Survey, which we will also prepare.
Are the corner monuments you set my legal property corners?
By law, only a court of law can decide where a property line is actually located. The land surveyor analyzes all the available evidence and gives his professional opinion of where the boundary lines are.
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