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What is a boundry survey?

A boundary survey determines the property lines of a parcel of land described in a deed. It will also indicate the extent of any easements or encroachments and may show the limitations imposed on the property by state or local regulations.

When is a survey needed?

A survey is strongly recommended before buying, subdividing, improving or building on land. Surveying the parcel before these activities ensures that the expense and frustration of defending a lawsuit, moving a building, or resolving a boundry dispute can be avoided.

What does a standard boundary survey entail?

The surveyor thoroughly examines the historical records relating to the land in question and often all lands surrounding it. In addition to the Registry of Deeds this research may include: the Registry of Probate, county commissioners’ offices, town offices, historical associations and the Department of Transportation. The surveyor may also talk with prior owners and adjoiners.

The field work begins after the research and involves establishing a control network of known points called a traverse. The points are used to search for and locate existing monuments and other evidence of the boundaries. Although the field portion of a survey is the most visible phase of surveying, it usually represents only a third of the entire project.

The results of the field work are compared with the research and the surveyor then reconciles all the information to arrive at a final conclusion about the boundaries. A second field trip is then needed to set the new monuments. Finally, the surveyor will draft a plan, prepare a legal description and write a report.

How much does a survey cost?

The cost of a boundary survey depends on many variables, some of which can not be known until after the work has started. The size, terrain, vegetation, location and season affect the charges and can usually be estimated fairly accurately. However, the surveyor will not know if deeded monuments are missing or if they conflict with the description until well into the survey.

The complexity of the research is also usually not known until the surveyor begins the actual work. Some parcels have passed through many owners over the years. Some may have added adjacent parcels or sold off portions of the orginal lot. The more outparcels and consolidations there have been, the more complex and costly the research becomes. Many deeds are “abutter deeds” which use the neighbors’ names to define boundaries. In some cases it may be necessary to research parcels far removed from the land being surveyed to assemble the jigsaw puzzle of old deeds and it is not unusual for the research to account for 50% or more of the total survey cost.

What are the results of a boundary survey?

Depending on the services agreed on, a boundary survey may produce:

1. Monuments at all property corners
2. A written description of the property
3. A plan of the property
4. A report explaining the basis of decisions and judgements made to determine the boundaries.

How will the boundaries be marked?

This also depends on what the client and the surveyor have agreed to. Monuments may include wooden posts, iron pins or pipes, marked trees or concrete monuments. Maine survey standards require that each monument set by a surveyor must clearly show his or her license number. Additionally, you may want to have the surveyor blaze and/or paint trees along the boundary line.

Utah Boundary Surveyors

Utah Boundary surveyors are busy this season preparing site plan approvals, subdivision approvals and other required approvals for the spring.  The Winter months are the best times to prepare for construction and earthwork to commence in the spring.

One of the first things needed as a project develops is a land title survey for commercial projects and a property boundary survey for residential homes and projects.  Both of these types of surveys give the area, acreage and limits of the property.  The Land title survey, commonly known as an ALTA survey goes much more in depth and requires much more information.

However, that being said, Winter is the best time to get all of these approvals prepared and signed by the governing body.

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Useful Details of the Top 5 Land Surveyors and Firms in the USA

Land Surveyors are often called “professional measurer”. This is mostly because they are seen as professional individuals that hold a professional license for conducting surveys on properties, and developing contracts. They also deal with the physical and mathematical aspects of measuring, along with the legal laws of boundary. Hence, land surveyors must pass the registration examination, according to the rules of law. Thus, land surveyors and firms are still struggling to give modern technologies and techniques the means to make it to the top.

Land Surveyors are professional individuals that hold a professional license in order to conduct surveys on properties, and develop contracts. They also deal in the physical and mathematical aspect of measuring, along with the legal aspect of law boundary. Hence, land surveyors need to pass the registration examination, according to the rules of law. A licensed surveyor typically necessitates them to do plans and formats that show their name and registry number.

Surveying is the science of mapping relative positions and accurately determining the three-dimensional and terrestrial position of points in spaces with distances and angles therein.

These are often established on boundaries of ownership and maps from legal and technical documents. Surveying with the use of the elements of mathematics, law, engineering, geometry, physics and trigonometry is the common practice.

Historically, the earliest land surveyors were the Egyptians of the early 3,000 years B.C. The King divided the land along the Nile in quadrangles and amongst his people. Once he had this distributed, his people had to pay taxes for their land. When the floods came, the land was changed. Sending out land surveyors, the King instructed that they measure the boundaries, along with the corresponding adjusted taxes. Surveyors used a knotted rope, soaked in bees wax and began stretching it.

Nowadays, Surveyors use instruments with accuracy and precision. This would include the altimeter; which measures the height. The tape measure also determines shorter distances. The so-called theodolite on a tripod also measures horizontal and vertical angles. Hence, it is standard procedure to hold on to about one to one-hundredth of a foot, where in, about 1/8th inch of the achievement of the calculation and mapping tolerances.

By gathering information, using questionnaires, data analysis, observations, designing and planning, measurements and legal instruments, this certifies the boundaries and the utilization of a land area.

What is a boundry survey?

A boundary survey determines the property lines of a parcel of land described in a deed. It will also indicate the extent of any easements or encroachments and may show the limitations imposed on the property by state or local regulations.

What are the results of a boundary survey?

Depending on the services agreed on, a boundary survey may produce:

1. Monuments at all property corners
2. A written description of the property
3. A plan of the property
4. A report explaining the basis of decisions and judgements made to determine the boundaries.

How will the boundaries be marked?

This also depends on what the client and the surveyor have agreed to. Monuments may include wooden posts, iron pins or pipes, marked trees or concrete monuments. Additionally, you may want to have the surveyor blaze and/or paint trees along the boundary line.

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