I get a lot of requests to survey just one line. The reason, most likely is the person is looking to reduce the cost of a survey.?ÿ
Sometimes I wish I could explain the reason why it is just not possible. Can you solve for the hypotenuse of a right triangle when the other two sides are unknown?
I can think of many examples, however, my intern thinks no explanation is necessary. This is what she wrote to the last request from someone complaining about the cost when only one line was needed.
"We cannot survey just one line. A survey requires measurements to be taken on every line of the parcel. If you would like to proceed with the survey, the proposal we sent you is accurate to the work it would require to survey in the woods on that size parcel".
I?ÿ normally explain the cost will be the same whether I do one line or all lines.
The exception being an aliquot part of a section where the only goal is to construct a livestock fence along that line.?ÿ When they learn how much that is going to cost, they usually tell me to do whatever is necessary and normal practice.?ÿ Might as well get all the bang they can get for the buck.
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I just proposed one for a lot in a 1960s subdivision.
$2,500 one line
$3,500 entire lot
It's usually a waste of my time, but I explain that while it might be cost effective on a large parcel with dozens of individual boundary lines, it's typically not a savings because it will cost them almost as much as a complete survey without providing the benefits.?ÿ
Part of my, why a person should get a boundary survey, spiel is about it creating a form of legal fence around their valuable asset and how it likely increases the value and ability to sell their real property quickly if needed (Thank you Larry Phipps, lost but not forgotten).?ÿ ?ÿ
I'm also in the business to make money.?ÿ If, after I've explained the above to them, they choose to go with the one-liner, I'm more than happy to get paid to survey everything but only hold liability for a single boundary line determination.?ÿ Another example of when to use the dashed, "not surveyed" linetype.
I stopped explaing and just price it accordingly
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I failed math so many times at school, I can??t even count.
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I can't believe it took six replies to get on topic.
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Bingo!?ÿ ?ÿ Fee for the full survey..?ÿ $X?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿFee for the 'one line survey'?ÿ $X?ÿ ?ÿIn Florida, I'd still have to provide a map to document the results to the client.?ÿ It might not be as complicated as a full survey map, but the fee is the same.
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Andy?ÿ?ÿ
We don't always have to draw up a plan.?ÿ I tell them that we can stake one line, if they like, and they'll save on the labor cost for not staking the other lines.?ÿ
If it's a smaller in-town lot, then the savings is practically nothing.?ÿ If it's a larger lot, a couple acres, then they might save a bit.?ÿ If gets up into 20-100 acres, the savings could be substantial, depending on the terrain, lot configuration, etc.
A. Driving a stake in the ground = $ X
B. Knowing where to put the stake = $ Y
C. Exposure to liability for each party involved = $ Z
B is by far the greatest and is the same for 1 point or one parcel.?ÿ
A and C are less for 1 point or 1 line, but getting this across to customers who already have an idea about saving money is nearly impossible.
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