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I only need one line marked out, why do you need to survey the whole property?
While marking up one line may be all that is necessary, a survey of the whole property would need to be done anyway to carry out the proper level of due diligence. To confirm that the monuments found along that line are in the correct location and have not been disturbed, a surveyor needs to locate the rest of the corners of the property and those of adjacent properties to compare against. Every property line is shared with a neighbor, therefore, surveyors need to ensure that the property rights of all parties involved are protected.
Why does it cost so much to get a survey of my property done?
There is a lot more work that goes into a performing a boundary survey than the general public is aware of. Often times a significant portion of that work will go completely unseen. Here is a brief overview of how a surveyor might approach a project:
First, the surveyor will research available records for the property and adjacent properties, such as deeds, subdivision plats, old surveys, etc.
The records will then be analyzed to determine how the surveyor will approach the boundary determination.
In many cases, search locations can be calculated ahead of time to aid in recovery of existing monumentation (pins, irons, corners, etc.).
Field work will then be carried out. The surveyor will not only search for corners on the subject property, but will also search for corners on adjacent parcels and beyond until enough information has been collected to make a boundary determination. Depending on the type of survey, site improvements and natural features of the property will be accurately mapped out.
Boundary evidence can then be evaluated and compared with existing records to confirm the location of found monuments or determine where a missing monument had been located to be able to correctly reset the monument. On occasion, the surveyor may determine that more monumentation will be necessary to make a determination and will return to the site to search for this additional monumentation.
A certificate of survey will then be drafted up documenting what evidence was found to establish the boundary and creating a permanent record of the survey. Depending on the type of survey, the certificate of survey would also serve as a map of the property showing the location of site improvements and features with dimensions and labels.
Surveyors are professionally licensed to protect the public, therefore we must perform the necessary due diligence to insure that property rights are protected. It would be irresponsible to locate only the corners of the subject property without also verifying their integrity.
Liability is also incurred by the land surveyor each time a survey is performed and this liability can increase for a variety of reasons such as complexity of descriptions, availability of records & lack of good information, property values, etc.
Why does Myriad Lakes LLC include a certificate of survey with every survey?
The short answer is that it is just good practice and creates a record of the survey.
The certificate of survey serves as documentation of the work performed during a survey and is where the surveyor signs off on or certifies the work they have done.
Without a certificate of survey there is really no record left behind that a surveyor has done a survey of the property. Property corner monuments will be marked with lath and pink ribbon, but those only last for so long. A certificate of survey will provide valuable information and dimensions to help the property owner find their property corner monuments without having to hire a surveyor to mark them again.
What if your neighbor disagrees with the corner locations, do you have documentation that the work was done by a professional licensed surveyor without a certificate of survey?
If a surveyor needs to reset a missing or disturbed monument, the certificate of survey serves as a record of what evidence was used in the resetting of that corner.
In the instance where the true corner location is occupied by a tree, power pole, fence corner, or other obstruction, the certificate of survey will indicate such and if necessary document dimensions to the corner from reference monuments.
A certificate of survey can be shared with future owners of the property as an invaluable resource regarding the location of the boundary lines.
As surveyors, we are charged with “following the footsteps” of previous surveyors. Documenting our work with a certificate of survey helps to leave behind “footsteps” for future surveyors to follow.
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