12-30-2009, 09:56 AM
For building of ANY sort I would ALWAYS use a surveyor over a pinfinder.
That said, in our case we had had our lot surveyed about 4 years back with all 4 pins visible and assessible. But they were 1680 feet apart. The neighbors and us wanted to erect a field fence between our 2 properties, we used "Island Boundaries" to help establish where the property lines were. In our case, we didn't care if it was exact only wanted and estimate since we were both sharing the cost of the fence, but I was very impressed with Island Boundaries knowledge and professionalism, they were way more on it than I had expected. I found them through a licensed surveyor I had spoke with, when I was calling around for bids. This is one example where a pinfinder may be of good use. Angela
That said, in our case we had had our lot surveyed about 4 years back with all 4 pins visible and assessible. But they were 1680 feet apart. The neighbors and us wanted to erect a field fence between our 2 properties, we used "Island Boundaries" to help establish where the property lines were. In our case, we didn't care if it was exact only wanted and estimate since we were both sharing the cost of the fence, but I was very impressed with Island Boundaries knowledge and professionalism, they were way more on it than I had expected. I found them through a licensed surveyor I had spoke with, when I was calling around for bids. This is one example where a pinfinder may be of good use. Angela