Services for Building a New Home
(Order can vary from lot to lot. Not all steps may be required. We will make recommendations based on our experience if we feel you are skipping a step that should not be skipped.)
1. Plot Plans for permitting
A Plot Plan is a plan drawn to scale showing the entire property (including all property lines) with the existing and proposed structures, including parking. Plot plans are typically required with all permit and zoning applications submitted to local permitting agencies. A rough location (ie “centered on the lot at minimum front setbacks” or a marked aerial photo) and building plans will need to be provided by the client or builder.
2. Property Corners
(It is recommended that you combine this step with step 3 or 4. This step must be completed before any of the steps below can be completed.)
Wooden stakes with colored ribbon would be placed as witness markers to the iron pins in the ground that represent your property corners. This service does not include marking or clearing property lines, or locating any existing structures on the property.
3. Rough Staking for Clearing
Wooden stakes with colored ribbon will be placed roughly where the house is to be placed based on the plot plan. This service does not include marking or clearing property lines, or locating any existing structures on the property.
4. Building Envelope
After initial rough staking for clearing the four corners of building envelope will be re-marked with wooden stakes on the lot based on building plans provided by Client.
5. Footer Points
The corners of the building will be staked with nail spikes on the lot based on the plot plan and building plans provided by Client. Client is responsible for ensuring the building pad is clear and ready to be staked. We are not responsible if building materials, trees, roots, etc. are present and may result in additional fees if we have to make a second trip after the obstacles have been removed.
6. Brick Points
The corners of the building will be staked with concrete nails on the footer. Client is responsible for ensuring the footer is clear of dirt and water. If excessive**water and/or dirt is present, it may result in additional fees if we have to make a second trip after the obstacles have been removed.
*excessive water and/or dirt determination is up to the survey crew
7. Foundation Survey
A Foundation Survey is done to show the location of the foundation that has been poured and is cured. This is done to ensure that the foundation was constructed in the location and/or elevation, shown on the plot plan, site plan, or subdivision plan.
8. Final Surveys (Physical/ Closing Survey)
Wooden stakes with colored ribbon would be placed as witness markers to the iron pins in the ground that represent your property corners. This service also includes a drawing showing the location of existing structures on the property. A Closing/Loan Survey is sometimes required when you purchase a new or existing home. It’s used by your mortgage lender to verify that the property is as described in legal documents and is suitable as collateral for your mortgage loan.
Other Services:
Boundary Surveys
A Boundary Survey is used to identify a property’s boundary lines. People usually request boundary surveys before they purchase the property or intend to split or build on the land. A land surveyor will create a drawing once a boundary survey is complete.
Subdivision Plats
A subdivision plat is a map drawn to a specified scale that shows the division of a tract of land. The plat also shows the boundaries of all proposed lots, easements, and streets that are adjacent to or contained within the tract being subdivided or assembled and complies with the required standards and which is intended for recording within the county Register of Deeds.
A map which depicts the joining of two (2) or more individual units of land into a new configuration which complies with the required standards and which is intended for recording within the county Register of Deeds.
Deed Descriptions
A Deed Description or Legal description describes essential details about the piece of property represented by the deed, including its dimensions, improvements, location, land area and relation to adjacent properties.
A topographic survey gathers data about the surface features of a property, and depicts natural and/or man-made features and elevations. Topographic maps are used by architects, engineers, building contractors and others to accurately visualize the existing surface and used for the final design of the project.
Drone mapping is the process of surveying an area of land with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). An FAA licensed operator flies the UAV over an area of land, taking hundreds sometimes thousands of pictures as it moves. Then, with the help of computer software, they stitch and layer the images, creating a model of the site. The end result is an accurate 2D and/or 3D representation of the area.