Same. In a platted subdivision I went out with a copy of the plat, HP 41, survey software, and a thermal printer. Then reviewed with the PLS in the a...

You know that guy too?

What's the zoning/future use of the property and the nature of the purchaser's business? There is one purpose for an ALTA/NSPS Title Survey - to remov...

May have to make a bid if it stays reasonable. The knock-off cameras are the same situation...if the QC was good, then you get 90% of the performanc...

Which puts a damper on the whole process To be fair, I'm sitting in an office where my crews can easily reach 10 of the 25 wealthiest counties (202...

More Regulation > More Billable Time > Mo Money

For residential subdivisions (picking the most regulatory restrictive local municipality): As-built water/ sewer for the water authority As-built pu...

I have had individual Counties try to deny access because 'the records are too old", The records too old. That s**t cracks me up

ESPECIALLY if you could get the old posts with it!!! To be fair, if we had the old posts, we'd realize how we were just repeating ourselves.

I'd tell them I need to research the land records before I can give them a fee. From the geometry of the improvements and "encroachments" I'd guess t...

In another life, I worked for a mid-sized engineering firm. We spent at least 80 man-hours developing a scope and budget for an 80 mile RR ROW job for...

Invoice: Topographic Survey 2 "Client Hours" @ $1,500/hour Total Due $3,000.00

I love me some good field notes. Like others have said, they require a level of thought about the field survey process that just making screenshots o...

It’s just a stock photo probably grabbed by the advertising company. I once saw a U.S. company ad with workers holding a metric level rod. As a cre...

I know it would be best to run levels through the whole thing, but that's not in my scope of work FWIW.... The first two line items in every constr...

I'm getting too old for this shtuff. My last job had me traveling way too much (flew to Kansas City just to do a "Lunch and Learn" for a huge engin...