Foothills platted subdivision from 40 years ago, the plat math works, original tagged iron rebars at each corner. But about 0.2' behind both front monuments is a 12" aluminum spike and an aluminum washer stamped ALC. Nothing else. I asked SurvKap and they don't remember doing a washer like that. I've never seen anything like this before. Any ideas?
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Maybe a utility easement?
Maybe the manufacturer ID. ALCoa Corp.?
Approximate Lot Corner? (grin)
Andy
Accurate (Arizona, etc.) Landscaping Company! Or some such BS
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Aloysius Leonhard Chippendale---fence builder extraordinaire
Washers sold in HD and Lowes have a 3 letter code stamped on them. Different codes for different sizes. That's how the cashier figures out what to charge you. So do the nuts and bolts.?ÿ
@andy-bruner That had not occurred to me, but I think you are correct. The property was sold last year and the realtor may have stuck them in. That would explain why the back monuments don't have them - very difficult to find.
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I was thinking the same thing.
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See https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-8-in-x-1-1-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Fender-Washer-804816/204632769
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The washers I get at Home Depot or Lowes that I stamp my License number on for use with 60d and 80d nails have "AJC" stamped on them.
They are zinc coated steel with a 5/16" hole and 1 1/4" diameter
So, now that we know the letters are meaningless in the survey context, why would anyone put washers on the nails?
Shawn Billings puts washers on his spikes. As I recall, it's to "be distinctive". In a world full of survey control nails. So, where is @Shawn Billings? Maybe he can tell us more.
It's not a habit that I've developed. I'm "old school". Wrap flagging around the nail, and bury it well.
Thank you,
Nate
Probably the spike/washer combo was intended for a different use and was something handy to grab for use as a temporarily obvious marker for some reason.?ÿ That reason must not have turned into a reality or they would have been pulled.?ÿ Seeing a spikehead/washer would be much easier than just the spikehead.
For years we would drive the nail through a bottle cap.?ÿ PK or concrete nails in the streets and 60d in the dirt.?ÿ Makes it just a little easier to recover and they are cheap (free).
Andy
