Professional Land Surveyors are the only ones certified and trained to make determinations of property lines.

Many people believe that phone poles, fencing, or cracks in sidewalks are property corners, but in reality, they aren't.

Dividing a land parcel into several parcels is a long process. Each municipality has its own rules regarding size, requirements for size, and procedure for the division of the land.

Things You Need To Know Before Hiring A Surveying Firm For Your Next Project

Get in touch with the local Professional Land Surveyor to help you determine what procedure is needed and what deadlines you may face. The process can be long, especially for something that is as basic as dividing only a tiny portion of your farm for your child to construct.

When do I need to get my property surveyed?

• Before you buy it. This will show the connection between the possession lines and the property lines deeded to you.

• A lender may require a Land Survey Plat or an Improvement Location Certificate of your property if you wish to borrow money from them.

• If you suspect there could be a conflict in the use of your property.

• Before dividing the land parcel to be sold

• The town or county your home is situated might require a Land Survey prior to the construction of any building or improvement within the area.

• If you plan to sell a tract of land

• If your attorney or architect or real estate agent, municipal engineering, or planning office suggests or demands it, you must follow the advice or requirement.

What are the benefits I get from a Professional Land Surveyor?

• Examine your deed in conjunction with any other evidence. Then, you can get an opinion from a professional in relation to the locations and conflicts in boundaries of your property.

• Place monuments on your property's corners and mark them with a marker so they are easy to find and recognize.

• Keep a precise note of all the services rendered and measurements taken.

• Inform you about any flaws that appear in the description of your land or evidence of conflict in ownership or use.

• Create a map or plat of your property that shows boundaries, measurements, the monuments that were discovered and placed, and the area that was calculated.

• The client should be provided with copies of the maps bearing the signature of the Professional Land Surveyor and seal. The maps will be filed with one of the County Records where the land is located or in the State Repository. This will ensure that the plat and map are open to the public.

How do surveys work?

• Your Surveyor will likely begin the process of completing your survey prior to you seeing them on the property. They will first conduct the necessary research in order to determine your parcel as well as the adjoining parcels in order to ensure that there aren't any gaps or overlaps in the property. This will assist them in setting up the information needed for field work that is to be done for the project.

• The Surveyor will conduct the field survey. If everything goes as planned, they can fix all missing iron corners or any other markings - like drilling holes, a disk, or a concrete monument when they first go out. If they find that things aren't exactly as they'd like, then they might have to return to the office to do some calculations prior to returning to fix any corners that are missing.

• The last step of the Land Surveyor's job is to draw the final map and hand it over to you.