FAQ

The cost of a survey varies with individual circumstances. The type of survey, size and complexity of the property, location, terrain, etc. are all factors. We can help you determine the appropriate survey for your needs and provide an estimate of its cost.  We do not give out ballpark estimates.

Section 6 of the Surveys Act does allow a surveyor, or a person in the surveyor’s employ to enter and pass over the land of any person at any time.   If requested to do so, surveyors or their employees are expected to identify themselves or provide contact information for the surveyor.

There are many reasons why you may be refused a copy of a survey plan. Survey plans are not a ‘product’ bought and sold by surveyors. Survey plans are a communication tool used by the surveyor to express their professional opinion as to the location of property boundaries or other aspects of a property.  The information on a plan is specific to a certain time and for the specific purpose of the surveyor’s client. The information on the plan may be ‘out of date’ or may not be sufficient for current needs. For instance, a one-year-old survey for new construction is usually completed before the building is completed or the site graded. As such, it may not illustrate many important aspects of the improvements to the property such as building overhangs, fences, driveways, overhead utility lines, etc. These features can be critical to the current needs of the property owner.  Plans may also contain information that is confidential to the surveyor’s original client. By providing new copies of plans, the surveyor may be accepting additional liability for his / her professional opinion. 

YES!  It is the assumption that you cannot have a survey done in the winter. We survey 12 months a year. Some projects are easier in the winter when the swamps and lakes are frozen and there are no leaves on the trees.

Not necessarily.    Depending upon the type of survey i.e. Boundary, Line run, etc.  the report will be made to the client by way of a letter with the results of our work.  It will be made clear at the onset of the work  that an actual drawing is not being provided so you are not looking for “the survey I had done” at a later date. 

The normal procedure is to find, confirm or replace iron bars placed at the property corners as required.  We mark all iron bars found or planted with red 2” x 2” wooden markers so that all concerned parties may be aware of their location.   Additional markers or iron monuments can be placed along the lines if required.   Please note that it is illegal to move or remove the iron monuments placed by a licensed land surveyor.  

At the time a survey is deposited at the Land Registry Office, it then becomes a public document.  Anyone will have access to it.  Not all surveys are deposited, therefore, this information remains confidential in our office.  We respect your privacy.

Yes