Jim in AZ, post: 404168, member: 249 wrote: So when demand is up the price goes down? I'm not a business expert, but no one with any business or econo...

Lee D, post: 404106, member: 7971 wrote: Andrew maybe the going rate in Baton Rouge is $200 - $250, but that's awfully low. I'm not going to get into ...

Jim in AZ, post: 404092, member: 249 wrote: 3-4 hrs including travel is probably a good average... That's about the same as me. 3 hrs for the tech, ...

Jim in AZ, post: 404040, member: 249 wrote: "Volume is the key."Really?! Is that what they teach in Business 101? With all due respect, that is one of...

Scott Ellis, post: 404045, member: 7154 wrote: I do not believe you fully understand what an Elevation Certificate is used for and how important being...

Scott Ellis, post: 403886, member: 7154 wrote: I do not have the faith in a part time college student to do the EC correctly, and $200.00 is not enoug...

If the survival of my business depended on ECs, it wouldn't work. Other than ECs, I don't do any work for the general public. Don't see how you guys d...

GPS only. Only benchmarks that have been updated or installed as part of the height modernization studies are valid here due to subsidence. Those are ...

I totally agree. I charge much more for my engineering and GIS services. I have no idea how the price of ECs got so low here.

1.5 hours max in the field. 1 hour round trip travel. 0.5 hrs reducing field notes. So 3 hrs for my part time college student @ $45/hr (pay him $15)....

Going rate around here is $250. I know one firm that does them for $225. Everyone uses GPS. Some use VRS while others run a 1-hr static. Only way it w...

Aren't you guys confusing C2c with C2h? C2c is the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member. He's asking about C2h, lowest adjacent grade a...

C2h is lowest adjacent grade at lowest elevation of deck or stairs, including structural support. So I think you should take the shot at the ground n...

Trimble has a smartphone app that you can use with the R8s. I use this app with my R2: Trimble DL App (Android only) will allow you to collect stati...

As an owner of a small engineering firm (5 employees) I would love to have a relationship with a solo surveyor or small surveying firm my size. I sugg...

It was rather convoluted and not explained very well: Sign up for a Trimble Connect account. I chose the free one () In TBC goto File>Options>...

Lee D, post: 400794, member: 7971 wrote: That's outside my area of expertise, have you tried talking to Eric Bock at NEI? Not yet. I'll email him.

If you really want to get into GIS, the Esri platform is the way to go. Yes, the software isn't cheap. But you get a powerful, industry standard pla...

If the property is in more than one zone, list both. The local floodplain administrator should be able to help you out with a BFE for Zone A. They ma...