Before any building, road, or park can be designed, you need to know exactly what the land looks like. Sometimes a field or open space looks flat and simple from the ground, but it actually has hidden slopes, low spots, … Continue reading →
The most common types of land surveys are boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, construction staking, as-built, subdivision, and right-of-way surveys. Each one has a different purpose. Boundary surveys mark property lines, topographic surveys map the land’s shape, and ALTA surveys serve commercial … Continue reading →
To find your property lines, start with your survey plat or your county’s online parcel map. Then use those measurements to locate the property pins, which are metal markers buried at each corner of your lot. A metal detector helps … Continue reading →