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Where to Go When You Need Surveying in Frisco, TX

There’s a lot of surveying in Frisco, TX and all of northern Texas right now. You can find many pieces of land that are ripe for building, places that fire the imagination and inspire all sorts of grand ideas. But before any developer, business owner or homeowner can make those dreams happen, they have to learn a little more about the land. That’s why you need professional survey services– people who know how to find all the stuff that’s hiding under the grass, before you can start building all your dreams. Surveying Frisco, TX A property survey in Frisco, TX may Read more
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Property Survey Frisco TX: What it Tells You About Your Property

Often people don’t realize just how much a property survey in Frisco, TX can do for them. Commonly, homeowners will have their property surveyed just before they decide to put it up for sale. This kind of survey is intended to establish the property’s boundary lines so both seller and buyer can know the specific amount of property that they are selling. However, property surveys can be used to tell you much more about your property than just where the boundary lines are. Overlaps and Gaps In addition to determining the boundary line, surveys also determine whether or not there Read more
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Surveying In Frisco, TX: What You Should Know About Surveying

If you live in or drive through construction areas in North Texas, you have likely seen quite a few technicians surveying in Frisco, TX and in other cities that are seeing a boom in growth.  But what these men and women do and why they’re doing it is still a mystery to most people.  Here is some information that may be helpful in understanding surveying:  What Surveyors Do A simple explanation of a surveyor’s job comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which defines a surveyor as someone who makes precise measurements to determine property boundaries.  He or she collects Read more
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Property Survey In Frisco, TX: Top 5 Reasons To Have Your Property Surveyed

The old adage, ‘good fences make good neighbors,’ is as true today as it was when it was said for the first time.  Today, however, that adage should be appended with ‘but a good property survey in Frisco, TX makes great neighbors.’  Why is a survey for your North Texas property so important to a great relationship with your neighbors?  Because knowing exactly what’s yours and what’s theirs keeps strife to a minimum.  But friendly neighborly relations aren’t the only reason to have your property surveyed.  Here are the top five reasons property owners like you should seek a property Read more
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Professional Surveying in Frisco TX Nips Property Surprises in the Bud

Building a new structure is typically when professional surveying in Frisco TX comes in most handy. Whether for commercial or residential building, a land survey will reveal a great deal of useful information about the building site. Land Surveying for New Construction: Land surveys shed light on boundaries, additional assets on the property and it pinpoints property encroachment, if any exist, by others. Real Estate Lawyers also points out that a land survey will detail the type of land. This information is vital for new construction as some kinds of property, such as steeply inclining land or wetland, are not Read more
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Antique Surveying Equipment: The Collector’s Guide

ollecting antique surveying instruments, books and memorabilia can be a lot of fun if you follow a few simple guidelines. Start out slow with smaller, less expensive items that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Your “significant other” will appreciate these collectables more if they don’t cost too much or take up a lot of room in the house. Remember that condition is everything when it comes to putting value on any antiques, so the amounts quoted here assume that the items are complete and have nothing seriously wrong with them or have anything missing from them. Also, some Read more
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The Different Types of Land Surveys

Specializations of surveying may be classed differently according to the local professional organization or regulatory body, but may be broadly grouped as follows. As-built survey: a survey carried out during or immediately after a construction project for record, completion evaluation and payment purposes. An as-built survey is also known as a ‘works as executed survey’ and documents the location of the recently constructed elements that are subject to completion evaluation. As built surveys are often presented in red or redline and overlaid over existing design plans for direct comparison with design information. Cadastral or Boundary surveying: a survey that establishes Read more
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What is Land Surveying?

Surveying and land surveying is the measurement and mapping of our surrounding environment using mathematics, specialised technology and equipment. Surveyors measure just about anything on the land, in the sky or on the ocean bed. They even measure polar ice-caps. WHAT DO SURVEYORS DO? Land surveyors work in the office and in the field – from suits to boots. Out in the field, they use the latest technology such as high order GPS, Robotic Total Stations (Theodolites), and aerial and terrestrial scanners to map an area, making computations and taking photos as evidence. In the office, Surveyors then use sophisticated Read more
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We serve an area that encompasses the Eastern region of Texas and the Western region of Louisiana. This includes the cities of:
Dallas, Denton, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Longview, and Tyler in Texas, and Shreveport, Alexandria, New Iberia, and Lake Charles in Louisiana.

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