Boundary Surveys

A boundary survey (also referred to as a mortgage survey) determines the property lines of a piece of land as described in a deed. A boundary survey is essential to accurately establish or re-establish property lines and show any overlaps, gaps or encroachments that may exist. The process to do a boundary survey is very tedious and may take a lot of time.

Before any work is attempted a surveyor must do a considerable amount of research on the piece of property. This involves office time, travel expenses, and possibly involving consultation with other surveyors, attorneys, or individuals involved in the survey. In some cases, this may take several days.

Once finished doing a preliminary analysis on the property, the surveyor then searches previous surveys to find data as to the locations of physical monuments on which these documents are based. If the necessary monumentation is recovered, the surveyor can then measure, compute, and investigate any issues involving the piece of property.

Once the surveyor is comfortable with the evidence found in the field to accurately establish or re-establish the correct boundary of the property, the surveyor will then decide to set monumentation or hold existing monumentation that was set prior to the survey. Any thing else that the client may need is also done at this time. Usually clients ask for tree locations and elevations throughout the property prior to completion. Clients may also be furnished with a surveyor’s report that concludes the findings of the survey. Once finished with the survey, the records are filed and the database in the office is updated.

• ALTA Survey
• Bathymetric Survey
• Boundary Survey
• Topographic Survey
• Construction Stakeout
• As-Built Survey
• FEMA Elevation Certificates