As-Built Surveys verify compliance with approved design plans and provide a legacy record for both internal and external use. Frequently, as built surveyors will use precise lasers to determine the measurements. They use these measurements to create a rendering that shows the exact layout and dimensions of the building. Along with the survey you should be considering your punch list to make sure everything actually gets done. As-Built Surveys are necessary during progressive phases of the construction process. This monitors the correct building of the structure as it occurs. Project managers may use this precise information to extend deadlines or.

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Plat surveys are used for identifying parcels of land over a large area where precise estimates and boundaries would be too expensive or difficult to carry out. The survey is presented with the same details from the starting point and back again in text, in addition to the visual re-creation of the location. Therefore, when a developer wants to subdivide a large piece of land into smaller plots and parcels, they must go through the statutory process of “plating.” A new residential subdivision’s residential lots, streets, and parks are created from these smaller areas. What is a Plat of Survey?.

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A land surveyor is an individual with the important task of verifying property lines so that you don’t build anything where you are not allowed to. To make these verifications, surveyors go out into the field to search for original property markers on the land (these are usually underground and contain details about who originally surveyed the land). Land surveyors also do a lot of measurements and calculations around the property and the neighborhood. Plus, they search for and review city, county and state property records. How to hire a land surveyor? You should consider whether you want to hire.

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When you purchase a new home or insure your property (auto, home, business, etc.), who do you trust to ensure you are properly protected at close or come claim time? Simple; a licensed realtor and a licensed insurance agent. Why should it be any different when you need your land surveyed? The short answer is that it should not be any different. The long answer is hiring Janes Surveying, Inc. as your Midwest licensed land surveyor should be your first step to ensuring your land (asset) is properly protected for years to come and will hold up if the land.

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