12-28-2009, 02:46 PM
Reasons to get a survey:
1. If you are not sure where your lot lines are & are installing something permanent, that you do not want to have to move (ETA: remember, anything you build on someone elese;s land is theirs, unless you can come to a legal decision)
2. If you are not sure how the original lot lines were placed, and their accuracy (see the link I supplied above)
3. If you have a lot, or a neighboring lot, that was ripped near the pins, even if you are sure on the original lot lines
4. If you do not trust the person you bought the property from, with the amount of money you will spend on the construction (there have been some not so honest sellers - and you are betting that yours was honest... if you build on someone else's land, they own what you built)
5. If you are using a lender that requires a survey (you may end up paying for a pinfinder & a survey.... but you should also check on your lenders requirements as to the acceptable age of a survey, some require current as to the time of the application).
ETA: read the legal description of your lot. If you are absolutely positive you know exactly what is described, and where everything is, in relation to everything you know, and the pins align with the legal description - then you can make a fairly informed decision on wether to use a surveyor.
1. If you are not sure where your lot lines are & are installing something permanent, that you do not want to have to move (ETA: remember, anything you build on someone elese;s land is theirs, unless you can come to a legal decision)
2. If you are not sure how the original lot lines were placed, and their accuracy (see the link I supplied above)
3. If you have a lot, or a neighboring lot, that was ripped near the pins, even if you are sure on the original lot lines
4. If you do not trust the person you bought the property from, with the amount of money you will spend on the construction (there have been some not so honest sellers - and you are betting that yours was honest... if you build on someone else's land, they own what you built)
5. If you are using a lender that requires a survey (you may end up paying for a pinfinder & a survey.... but you should also check on your lenders requirements as to the acceptable age of a survey, some require current as to the time of the application).
ETA: read the legal description of your lot. If you are absolutely positive you know exactly what is described, and where everything is, in relation to everything you know, and the pins align with the legal description - then you can make a fairly informed decision on wether to use a surveyor.