Get to the Point!...

First of all.. Merry Christmas. I hope you are ready because it will be here before you know it.

All kidding aside all of us with Saxon Surveying would like to wish you a Merry and Joyous Christmas this season. We are blessed to still be here to serve you in this tough economy and chances are that if you need our services, then you are doing okay too.

When we get orders, the first question from the client is usually how much. I will gladly put an estimate together for you, but I need a little information first. The most useful thing is a copy of the deed or a previous survey that has a metes and bounds description or the property. This lets me know what I am up against and what I am likely to find in the field. The estimate is then based on the amount of time that the job is expected to take, taking into consideration the liability and complexity involved. The State Board of Professional Land Surveying sets minimum standards that all surveyors are supposed to follow so what may look very basic and simple to the untrained eye may involve a lot of research and liability on the part of the surveyor.

A plat of survey is generally going to show what is marking the property corners, the acreage of the property, and the improvements on the property. It should also show the source of the description for the property and the source of the description for the adjoining properties. The surveyor is required to mark the corners of the survey on the ground.

Do you need the property line marked to put up a new fence? Are you and the neighbor at odds over where the property line is? Do you need to divide the property? A competent surveyor can help you with these things if they know what you are needing. It helps greatly if these things are discussed when the work is originally ordered. Yes it is the surveyors job to ask questions to help determine what you need, but you might be surprised how hard it is to find out what a client is truly needing. A lot of services can be done for little additional cost if we know they are needed, but the cost can increase greatly if additional trips on site are required to perform services not originally agreed to.

For survey examples and some useful definitions you can view our website at http://www.saxonsurveying.com/

Merry Christmas

Gregg Saxon and everyone at Saxon Surveying, Inc