So, if a potential client calls and asks to have their property lines staked for a fence or landscaping, what do y'all do? Set permanent markers at the corners and then pins along the lines? No stakes?
Dtp
if they want the boundary marked I usually set 5/16"x48" fiberglass driveway markers (with a wire barb if there is any chance they might vandalized) think fish arrow;-)
> So, if a potential client calls and asks to have their property lines staked for a fence or landscaping, what do y'all do? Set permanent markers at the corners and then pins along the lines? No stakes?
That's the usual dodge. Instead of doing a "boundary survey", you do a "fence line stakeout".
Was it worth it? Would you do it again? Just wondering, Jp
Foggy, my initial question was about corners only, not points on line.
And yes, if a corner mon. is missing I tell clients that a boundary survey must
be done to replace the missing corner with a permanent mon, then I can set stakes on line for the fence.
In 2009 our board did not have a problem with us setting stakes on line for fence
builders, landscapers, etc.
I set 5/8"x30" rebar with an orange plastic cap, with a lath fink alongside, either 3' or 4' depending upon terrain. Occasionally a 6' steel post in heavily wooded area.
YES, I did say this is what I set for an "APPROXIMATE CORNER".
I KNOW that someone will come behind me and have to nudge my rebar
over a hundredth or two so that he can set HIS rebar where the corner
ACTUALLY IS, (about 0.025' South 25degrees, 22 minutes, 13 seconds East).
I also include a statement on the plat that notifies the landowner that he MUST REBUILD his fence, shed, garage, house, etc., "EACH TIME ANOTHER SURVEYOR CHANCES UPON THE NEIGHBORHOOD."
There may be some of you who don't appreciate my humor. THAT MAKES ME SAD!!!!!!
I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING THIS, (maybe just a little tongue in cheek)
Have a nice day.
gzr
Not permanent boundary corners, no. But I have set temporary 'approximate' corners so that some debris pile, or dirt pile can be removed so I can st a permanent rebar.
> Was it worth it? Would you do it again? Just wondering, Jp
Was it worth it, yes I think I was doing the community a service. Would I do it again: by my state's statutes I was obligated to report it. To ignore the problem would be unprofessional and I would be equally guilty
I have done two jobs where the land owner wanted to know the "approximate property boundary" so he could plant his first row of trees at least 20 feet on his property. It was the same client both times, just different properties surveyed.
In both cases, I pulled all related reference maps and deeds. Then I would calculate up the boundary per record, assuming the monument out there would be found near their locations as shown on the maps.
In one case, the property in question was an aliquot part of a section and all of the relevant section corners were found. When I tied them together with the GPS, I had about a tenth of residual from the latest recorded map. I forced a "best fit" in the field and marked out the boundary line in question with some orange paint. It fell very solidly along the existing underground irrigation line that ran between the two properties.
In the other case, it was not a sectional breakdown, but the monuments on the parcel map were in and checked very nicely. I ran a couple of points in on the data collector and staked them out. These went right down the access road between the two orchards.
In both cases, I told the land owner than if all he needed was a paint line to pull off of for a row of trees he could probably gotten a distance wheel and paced the thing in.