Hello, My name is Wayne and I have a question about my survey I am not a land surveyor as i'm sure all will know by my question, I recently got a copy of my survey and am trying to determine the distance between my house and the property line the survey shows a measurement of 19.64' at the front of the house and 19.56', now I know the 19 is reffering to the feet measurement but I don't understand what the .64 and the .56 are telling me is it simply saying 19 feet 6 inches I never saw a .64 or .56 type of measurement before Thanks in advance for any help. Wayne
Feet and decimal fractions thereof, not inches. Note also that the decimal point can serve as a period to prevent run-on sentences.
It's decimals of a foot.
0.5 foot is 6 inches, 0.25 foot is 3 inches, etc., etc.
Your front offsets are 19 feet 7 5/8 inches (19.64) and 19 feet 6 3/4 (19.56).
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> Hello, My name is Wayne and I have a question about my survey I am not a land surveyor as i'm sure all will know by my question, I recently got a copy of my survey and am trying to determine the distance between my house and the property line the survey shows a measurement of 19.64' at the front of the house and 19.56', now I know the 19 is reffering to the feet measurement but I don't understand what the .64 and the .56 are telling me is it simply saying 19 feet 6 inches I never saw a .64 or .56 type of measurement before Thanks in advance for any help. Wayne
The .64 and .56 are decimal feet (hundreths). Every inch is .0825 feet. Therefore, .64 would be approx 7 5/8" and .56 would be about 6 3/4". Simply multiply the decimal feet by 12 to get the inches.
measurements-Wayne
19 feet 7 inches will be close enough for you to use.
Keep in mind that the surveyor may have measured to the foundation, or the stucco finish, or some wood corner trim to get his setback value. The setback is normally shown at 90° or radial to the nearest the lot line.
To convert inches to decimal feet divide 1 by 12. 1 inch = 0.0833.... decimal feet
> > Hello, My name is Wayne and I have a question about my survey I am not a land surveyor as i'm sure all will know by my question, I recently got a copy of my survey and am trying to determine the distance between my house and the property line the survey shows a measurement of 19.64' at the front of the house and 19.56', now I know the 19 is reffering to the feet measurement but I don't understand what the .64 and the .56 are telling me is it simply saying 19 feet 6 inches I never saw a .64 or .56 type of measurement before Thanks in advance for any help. Wayne
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> The .64 and .56 are decimal feet (hundreths). Every inch is .0825 feet. Therefore, .64 would be approx 7 5/8" and .56 would be about 6 3/4". Simply multiply the decimal feet by 12 to get the inches.
Neil:
Good instincts, Bad math. See Paul's post.
1"/12" = 0.08333...'
measurements-Wayne
Thanks Everyone appreciate the help.
WayneB-)
> Hello, My name is Wayne and I have a question about my survey I am not a land surveyor as i'm sure all will know by my question, I recently got a copy of my survey and am trying to determine the distance between my house and the property line the survey shows a measurement of 19.64' at the front of the house and 19.56', now I know the 19 is reffering to the feet measurement but I don't understand what the .64 and the .56 are telling me is it simply saying 19 feet 6 inches I never saw a .64 or .56 type of measurement before Thanks in advance for any help. Wayne
19.56' & 19.64' (Yes - But)
From where are those measures taken form?
the foundation
the siding
the brick edge
the eaves
the gutters
the closest perpendicular finished surface
If you are attempting to locate the property lines from the measurements on paper, you should be very cautious, a plat does not a survey make. It's the marking on the ground as established by the surveyor that determines the actual physical location of the property line.
After I read his post, I realized my incorrect math. But it is only .08? .04 in each direction. What is .04' between friends?
Is it a retracement survey or a surveyor (mortgage) location report? The dimensions shown on a location report can have a significant degree of error.
I never show dimensions to hundredths on a foundation Location drawing.
jud
measurements from another Wayne
As a fellow Waynester, I've got to point out that those dimensions are not exact. Any surveyor that reports side ties to a house to the nearest 0.01 is not only kidding himself, but may be providing his client some not so helpfull information. Thus your original inquiry.
Nor did they indicate if they are to the facia, siding, foundation, eaves, etc. Sometimes that can vary by a considerable amount.
Hopefully, your intent is to not measure those distances from the house to establish your property line and construct something. A fence perhaps, or a shed. If that is the case, call your surveyor back and ask him to set some stakes ON your property line.
Just $0.02 from a fellow Wayno who has seen that many many times.
measurements - Jud
> I never show dimensions to hundredths on a foundation Location drawing.
> jud
Prudent. I never show dimensions (fallings) to hundreths on an ALTA
