Boundary & Topographic Survey

Are you building a new home on a vacant lot?

We recommend a Boundary & Topographic survey

Q: The City/County says I do not need a boundary survey on my vacant piece of land in order to build my new home. All I need is a Topographic Survey. Why are you recommending a Boundary and Topographic survey, not just a Topographic Survey?

A: Great question! Click here for a short paper on why we do not perform Topographic-only surveys anymore.

Boundary and Topo Survey Scope

  • We'll determine your boundary lines of record. Record means your deed, or your lot in a subdivision, on paper. Where it's "supposed" to be.
  • We then find actual physical boundary evidence in the field. This will be not just on YOUR lot, but on all the properties that touch your lot. The idea is to be sure everything 'fits' together property, with no encroachments from one property onto another.
  • We reconcile the found boundary evidence with the written legal boundaries of your lot The idea is to protect YOUR land rights, while not throwing the neighborhood into disarray. Are the “found lot corners’ where they’re supposed to be? Not always!
  • While you are our client, we must honor the Boundary, even if it’s not in your favor.

Click HERE for an example map.

Click HERE if you want a deep dive White Paper on what we do for our Boundary Surveys.

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