All About Boundary Surveys

Boundary surveys are highly accurate calculations of your property lines that can be relied on for property construction and other property improvements on both residential and commercial properties. If you are constructing, installing a fence, or building an addition onto an existing structure, you’re going to want to get a boundary survey.

Requiring a significant amount of independent research and calculations—as well as literal stakes in the ground—a boundary survey is the highest and most accurate survey to establish boundary lines for residential, commercial, or industrial properties.

When performing a boundary survey, a professional surveyor pieces together research and calculations in conjunction with in-field observations and data collection, looking not just at one set of boundary lines but also all the adjoining property lines, to ensure boundary lines make sense.

The First Steps

The first step for boundary surveyors is a trip to the courthouse, either in person or via their online presence, to obtain the deeds for both the property in question and all adjoining properties. Next, a survey crew heads out to complete fieldwork. The crew will search the property as well as adjoining properties for existing boundary evidence.

A licensed surveyor will evaluate the information gathered by the survey crew and compare it to the courthouse research to determine the location of the property boundary and create a platted drawing of the boundaries in AutoCAD. For the final step of marking the property, the survey crew will use the determined property boundaries to set permanent markers in the ground in places where no boundary evidence exists and will mark all corners with a wooden lathe.

The Cost of Boundary Surveys

The cost for boundary surveys vary for each project, depending on lot size, the reason for the survey, or the season, as well as the land’s terrain, ruggedness, and vegetative cover.

Investing in a boundary survey will offer clarity and a clear picture of a property’s boundary limits. With more than 50 years of experience in all 88 counties of Ohio, McSteen Land Surveyors is a leader in the industry. Contact us today and let our team of survey professionals take on your surveying needs. Get a Boundary Survey quote.


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