About surveying
Surveying a parcel of land can be a relatively simple or an extremely complicated process. For example, a relatively new subdivision with all of the corner monuments in place makes for a fairly simple survey. In contrast, an older subdivision where most or all of the corner monuments are missing requires more extensive field work to determine the correct boundaries. Entire blocks may have to be surveyed as well as intermediate lot corners located. This can turn an hour a half in the field into an all day job in order to perform the survey correctly.
With larger tracts of land, it may be required that additional tracts of land neighboring the subject parcel be surveyed as well. This will also involve a considerable amount of additional time researching deeds at the courthouse and the possibility of even running title back to the original state grants to determine where the boundaries should be located. In other words (as an example), in order to determine the boundary on a 50 acre parcel, the surveyor may have to survey 300 acres to determine the correct boundary.
The cost of producing a quality survey that can be relied on for accuracy by the client has to take in all of these factors when the initial bid for the parcel is calculated. Other factors that affect the cost of a producing a survey include the following:
1. How many and what types of improvements exist on the property?
2. Is the terrain fairly level or are there lots of hills, valleys and creeks?
3. How many corners does the property have. A square piece of property with only four corners generally should take less time than an irregular shaped parcel with twenty property corners.
4. Is the property mostly pasture or is it heavily wooded?
Please see the attached narrative on "surveying explained" for further details on what to look for in a land surveyor and the surveying process.
With larger tracts of land, it may be required that additional tracts of land neighboring the subject parcel be surveyed as well. This will also involve a considerable amount of additional time researching deeds at the courthouse and the possibility of even running title back to the original state grants to determine where the boundaries should be located. In other words (as an example), in order to determine the boundary on a 50 acre parcel, the surveyor may have to survey 300 acres to determine the correct boundary.
The cost of producing a quality survey that can be relied on for accuracy by the client has to take in all of these factors when the initial bid for the parcel is calculated. Other factors that affect the cost of a producing a survey include the following:
1. How many and what types of improvements exist on the property?
2. Is the terrain fairly level or are there lots of hills, valleys and creeks?
3. How many corners does the property have. A square piece of property with only four corners generally should take less time than an irregular shaped parcel with twenty property corners.
4. Is the property mostly pasture or is it heavily wooded?
Please see the attached narrative on "surveying explained" for further details on what to look for in a land surveyor and the surveying process.