What information do you need from me (the homeowner) to begin the survey?
This question is usually asked as a follow-up once we have sent off an agreement. As noted, this question is usually asked as a follow-up once we have sent off an agreement, and the homeowner is ready to sign the agreement. We have the following language in all our agreements that involve survey work: Prior […]
Will you be filing the map on the land records?
The short answer to this question is no. In the State of Connecticut, the surveyor is not required to file the completed survey on the land records. As such, we leave it up to the client to determine if they want to file a copy of the survey. Should a client wish their survey to […]
Will I get a map of the completed survey?
The short answer is yes; every survey we prepare includes a full-sized map of the property/area surveyed. There is no extra fee associated with preparing the map since, as with the setting of property corners, we believe it is an essential and integral part of the survey process. Now that we are in the digital […]
As a surveyor, are you required to set my property corners?
This question is of some debate among many professional surveyors. Property/Boundary Surveys (there are two) require monumentation to be set at all corners along the boundary, except where natural or manmade monuments already define or occupy the line/corner. The requirement to set corners can be waived if done so in writing between the surveyor and […]
How will you be marking my property corners and/or property lines?
In Connecticut, when a surveyor is required to set a property corner according to State Statute, the monumentation (i.e. corner or marker) must be one of the following: Disks or plugs made of durable material set in ledge or concrete marked with a hole or cross. Monuments 4” square by 30” long (minimum) of stone […]
I only want/need one line surveyed. Can you do just the one line?
In most instances, the answer to this question is no. Unfortunately, in order to determine where one line of a property is located, a surveyor needs to determine where all of the boundaries of a property are located. The only time this is not the case is when the surveyor has previously surveyed the property […]
The town said, “I need an A2 survey.” Do you do that?
Yes, we do! In fact, the majority of the surveys we conduct are A-2 surveys. What you need to understand is that the term A-2 refers to the precision of the survey control network and is not a specific type of survey. As such, when you ask some surveyors for an A-2 survey, you might […]
How long will my survey take?
Similar to the question regarding the cost of a survey, the simple answer is that it depends on several variables. The time for all surveys depends on the following: Current workload – We typically have anywhere from ten to twenty, or more, active surveys we are working on. Therefore, we provide a schedule with sufficient […]
How much does a survey cost?
In truth, the simple and direct answer to this question is that it depends. The cost for most land surveying work is based on the following variables: Type of survey – Costs may increase as the required precision and scope of the survey increase. Record search – Research varies by the number of parcels involved […]