Tommy Young, post: 445004, member: 703 wrote: A typical lot survey shouldn't take over 3 hours in the field and 3 hours in the office. I don't think ...

"J. Penry, post: 445190, [QUOTE=J. Penry, post: 445190, member: 321 wrote: Here's a good one. There are three Lot 1's and three Lot 2's in Section 19...

Williwaw, post: 445064, member: 7066 wrote: I got one of those going, only the battery for my base went boobies up. Two different DOT surveys disagree...

Paul in PA, post: 444983, member: 236 wrote: Kent,Good luck with that. I have never ever even thought to look under a road that has been paved since W...

If half of what you report about the company that did your "survey" is correct there is a serious lack of something. I suspect the fee you paid was in...

Holy Cow, post: 444661, member: 50 wrote: [USER=2486]@aliquot[/USER]I was referring to new descriptions prepared by the signing surveyor. A simple fo...

Don't forget P.C.Cs. Some use P.R.C. too. I have been stamping them all P.Cs unless I am doing a ROW survey. The directionality doesn't matter if you ...

Holy Cow, post: 444599, member: 50 wrote: The only case where this might make sense is if all the calls read a certain direction in the description bu...

Mark Mayer, post: 444482, member: 424 wrote: I've worked for quite a few firms over the years and have got a look at a lot of fee schedules. Frankly,t...

Tommy Young, post: 444471, member: 703 wrote: Generally speaking, lot surveys are $700 and 5 acre tracts run about $1000. It's probably different whe...

Loyal is on the right track, I haven't looked at that particular manual, but all the manuals have had maximum and minimum desirable lot sizes, that ca...

XScottySantaFe, post: 443719, member: 9477 wrote: You're right. We diligently searched in the areas where there were no pipes. When we found the pip...

I know your contract won't allow it, but the easy solution every time is not to use any projection. State plane,UTM, ect.. were invented when surveyor...

Yes it Dave Karoly, post: 442657, member: 94 wrote: This came up in California Surveyor.First of all bear in mind the BLM only needs substantial evide...

Webbed feet, post: 442147, member: 10038 wrote: I am curious how many licensed professionals still go out in the field. My opinion is that there are ...

Kent McMillan, post: 442226, member: 3 wrote: The nail was evidently set based solely upon an evaluation of the scatter of the mound that my examinati...

If the record was reported to the nearest vara, and your "true" point is only a foot away from the nail, why are you pin cushioning the corner?

I want nothing to do with this debate; however, I would like to point out that all this talk about squares is mistaken. There should be no squares in ...

paden cash, post: 440949, member: 20 wrote: For those that feel the need one can stop by the Jacob-Hands WWTP in Las Cruces NM and relieve themselves ...

Holy Cow, post: 440746, member: 50 wrote: The so-called cookbook is little more than a general guide once Federal interest is out of the picture. It'...