If you are planning to install the fence around your home, engineers recommend hiring a land surveyor before you break ground. Having a professional survey of your land can save you time, money, and from disputes with the neighbor.
Fence Installation is Not a DIY Job
Installing a fence can not be done by yourself. A property survey for a fence is an absolute must. It’s not wise to hire a fence installer and trust on their word for the location of your property lines before putting up a chain-link fence or a privacy fence. If you’re serious about doing the job right to avoid any dispute, hire an experienced land surveying company. Fence installation is not only about the sizing and installation of the fence but about the property line. Obtaining a professional land surveyor ensures it’s done correctly and that you won’t have to go back and remove or relocate your fence down the road.
Determining Legal Property Lines
Trying to determine property lines via the naked eye or hearsay from a past owner is a dead-end road. This is a sign of inexperience because seasoned fence companies understand the importance of determining legal property lines before any construction. The information that surveying and engineering utilize for its surveys is taken directly from deeds and record plat maps at the county.
Consequences of Ignoring Property Lines
Installing a fence that crosses into your neighbor’s property will upset your neighbor and can arise disputes. By violating property lines, you have to pay a fine from the city council. And then you have to start the work again for the fence and reinstalling it.
If you don’t want to pay fines and do fence reinstallation then, spending hundred dollars on the land survey for a fence prior to installation is so valuable in the long run.
Work with a Professional Property Surveyor
AAA Group R.E. Servicing Corp in Brooklyn, NY has years of experience and has completed hundreds of survey projects of all kinds. We have extensive experience in surveying for commercial and residential projects. Contact us today to discuss your next project and ensure you stay on the right side of local regulations.