12-27-2016, 07:46 AM
If you need it staked you need it surveyed.
Surveying is the only way to actually know where your corners are, otherwise you are just getting a best guess based on finding pins that may have been moved or improperly placed in the past. The price difference is minimal compared to what it can cost if you find out the pin finders were off by 10 feet and your catchment is in the setback. Houses have even been built straddling property lines when people relied on pin finders.
Surveying is the only way to actually know where your corners are, otherwise you are just getting a best guess based on finding pins that may have been moved or improperly placed in the past. The price difference is minimal compared to what it can cost if you find out the pin finders were off by 10 feet and your catchment is in the setback. Houses have even been built straddling property lines when people relied on pin finders.