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Registered land surveyors and topographic surveys

Before undertaking any major development or construction project or environmental up-gradation project, it may be essential to perform a topographic land survey to determine various features and height of the land. The local surveying companies make sure they come up with a full and precise report of the survey done. What is the purpose of Topographic Surveys? Topographic land surveys have a lot of uses. Almost all construction projects start with a topographic land survey, which shows the starting point of the land before improvements are done. Architects and Engineers use them to help them in designing buildings or other improvements to be done on the property, as already existing features may influence their plan or decisions on where structures can and cannot be placed on the land. There are property survey costs that people should take into account before calling one. Topographic surveys may also be used when creating plans for grading, drainage ditches, or other ...

The conflicts in property boundary survey

For many reasons, there are times when neighbouring landowners have a dispute about conflicting property boundaries. Why does that happen? Usually, it happens due to confusing legal descriptions that prompt two landowners to claim the same piece of land. The words may be confusing or the deeds in question may actually describe the same land area leading to believe that it’s their land. Such faults take place in written and recorded by people who lack qualification to note it. They may be inexperienced boundary survey people. Reasons for conflicts Historical glitches - Historically speaking, it can happen using the methods of those times, like metres and bound system and relying on markers that are non-existent or inaccurate today. To decipher such descriptions may have been impossible in today’s geographical reality. A residential land survey team or industrial surveyors may have to deal with this confusing battle for a long time. Not checked- In some cases, the bound...

Residential land survey- Misconceptions and myths debunked

Land surveying is an intricate and complicated business, and for the same reason, there are quite a few misconceptions about what it is and why people need it. If you are thinking of whether to have a land survey done on your property or property you plan to purchase, in all probability, you have fallen prey to one or more of these myths, which have the potential to turn you wrong. There are boundary surveys and many other kinds that survey companies carry out. Rare neighbor property encroachment This phenomenon is very common than you think. Land surveyors face such kind of issues very often. Don’t be adamantly sure that you aren’t intruding onto a property that legally belongs to your neighbor, or that they aren’t theoretically doing the same with your property. When in doubt, employ a land surveyor to mark the correct and accurate property line. Building fence without survey Even when you are sure you’re building it only on your land, it’s always a wise decision...