Quick survey of property....

Cherokeekid88

Cherokeekid88

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Need a quick survey done tomorrow if possible...anyone know of a surveyor in the triad? I know it's last minute...just trying to get this done before Saturday......
 
If you just need to find/check/mark your corners you might find someone local to do it tomorrow, just call all the ones in town and ask. If you need a stamped survey/map of your property that probly won't happen same day, but you won't know till you ask them.
 
Well guy next door is giving us trouble last minute now about our fence....he had a survey done not too long ago...so I know where his/our property is....and my measurements are well within but now he's saying it needs to be redone......2.days before construction is to start.
So I'm gonna take a trip to the register of deeds and see what I can get there and if I have to get a survey done, then so be it.
 
Scott Land Surveying
138 W Mountain St, Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 992-4545

That is who I used when we bought our lot a couple of years ago.
 
Is this the same neighbor who let's their dog poop in your yard? I'm suprised you're lender did'nt require a survey of the property when you bought it. It is money well spent to have any size property surveyed before you buy it. Surveyors research all legal documents as well as checking for encroachments, and errors that can be common w older surveys and protect the buyer from getting screwed. It also is quick/cheaper to have them put some stakes on the lines while they're their so you and neighbors can see the lines as opposed to having them make a return trip.
 
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Same neighbor.....we found one of the property's stobs from the last survey in our backyard...we're gonna try and find the rest. But seems like a survey is gonna be our best option...we figured with the survey being already done by our neighbor...we could go by that...and I know that our fence dimensions are within our property...but legal I legal.
So now this whole thing will be put on hold.
 
Ok found a guy that will come out and mark everything for 225. Do we need the mapping part of the survey in order to build a fence? It would cost us about $150 more
 
There might be a map of your property/foundation already recorded if the house is less than 20 yrs old. You can research your co. GIS or Regester of Deeds online to find all the info available. If your neighbor recently had a survey done why is he telling you do do one now? is he doubting his survey is correct? sounds like he's jerking your chain or trying to get you to pay for a survey cause he really has'nt had a survey, and there's a dispute about the location of your common line? IF he really had a survey done he should know/remember/be able to show you where your common corners are (the ones between his and your property) and not need further proof (another survey of same line ). You can also research his property if you want too. You should ask him who did his survey, If it was "recently" they could probly do yours cheaper/faster cause they should already have your, and all his adjoiners property records on file, minus your recent purchase records.
 
gray said:
Drive rebar(36")deep beside your stakes as soon as you get the survey done if you would like to have them for the future, other wise you will most likely find that your stakes will get removed or moved!!! Trust me on this one!!!
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Great idea, leave them sticking up 18"s while your at it and string a single strand of electric fence about 8" 12" high, around their dogs favorite pooping spot. The rebar wire clips/small charger/wire are cheap and the dog will soon stay the hell out of your yard!! once he's "learned" you can take it down, drive the rebars into the ground, and he won't come back there.
 
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mommucked said:
There might be a map of your property/foundation already recorded if the house is less than 20 yrs old. You can research your co. GIS or Regester of Deeds online to find all the info available. If your neighbor recently had a survey done why is he telling you do do one now? is he doubting his survey is correct? sounds like he's jerking your chain or trying to get you to pay for a survey cause he really has'nt had a survey, and there's a dispute about the location of your common line? IF he really had a survey done he should know/remember/be able to show you where your common corners are (the ones between his and your property) and not need further proof (another survey of same line ). You can also research his property if you want too. You should ask him who did his survey, If it was "recently" they could probly do yours cheaper/faster cause they should already have your, and all his adjoiners property records on file, minus your recent purchase records.
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I'm with him^

Why is this guy even bothering you if he just had it done? Do y'all have varying claims as to where said lines are at?

I can't imagine having neighbor problems right from the start of living there. That would suck. I really hope it all works out.
 
He's being an ass. He was trying to tell me that he knows my property lines and I told him where the fence was going and he said he thought it would encroach on his property...so I got a guy coming out today who is gonna do it and get it out of the way...I'm gonna do as mentioned and drive some stakes in the ground beside the flags and string up everything and make sure my property is legit.

This guy is just giving us a hard time I think because we are young and thinks we don't know any better.
 
Well it's a pain to have someone come out over this but your doing it the right way.
 
We found 3 of the stobs ( spelling ) and it looks like the ass was right.... We have more property than we thought but we are gonna lose some fence on that particular side but make up for it on the opposite side.....that's ok though...this shit with his dog is gonna stop.
 
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Literally!
 
For a fence situation, save your money and do it yourself. Pull up GIS in your county overlaid with aeriel, print it out to get you close and rent a good metal detector and locate irons. Stretch string and you can't deny...
 
6BangBronk said:
For a fence situation, save your money and do it yourself. Pull up GIS in your county overlaid with aeriel, print it out to get you close and rent a good metal detector and locate irons. Stretch string and you can't deny...
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That is bad advice...................just because you find some iron pipes does'nt mean they are your property corners or that they hav'nt been disturbed/ re-set by someone other than a Surveyor or are true to the deed. I've seen ALOT of examples of this going wrong and moving an encroaching fence can cost way more than a propertyline survey. If the lot is small and flat w 4 corners you might get by pulling and checking distances w a 1 or 200' tape, but as said before I have seen hundreds of instances of encroaching sheds,landscaping,trees cut,ditching, grading, even permanent foundations built over the property lines of adjoiners and seen many peeps get burned by the DIY method over many years of surveying.
 
mommucked said:
That is bad advice...................just because you find some iron pipes does'nt mean they are your property corners or that they hav'nt been disturbed/ re-set by someone other than a Surveyor or are true to the deed. I've seen ALOT of examples of this going wrong and moving an encroaching fence can cost way more than a propertyline survey. If the lot is small and flat w 4 corners you might get by pulling and checking distances w a 1 or 200' tape, but as said before I have seen hundreds of instances of encroaching sheds,landscaping,trees cut,ditching, grading, even permanent foundations built over the property lines of adjoiners and seen many peeps get burned by the DIY method over many years of surveying.
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You are correct sir. I should have given the same advice...
 
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