Boundary surveys to recover or re-establish parcel and lot corners

Performed for the peace of mind and information of the owner

Used to assist in the construction of improvements: new home construction, building additions, fencing, landscaping and irrigation, boundary disputes

Adjustments to ownership boundaries by agreement between neighbors

Land Title Surveys normally used for commercial and industrial properties

A boundary and topographic survey documenting the recorded boundary, physical improvements on a property, recorded rights and easements, unrecorded rights of others, observed use by others

Utilizes title documents as provided by the client’s title company or a title opinion by a real estate attorney

Includes the category of HUD surveys for federal funded projects

Field survey of public and private construction improvements

Utilized to provide certified documentation of: line and grade of completed work for underground utilities, paved surfaces, ADA sidewalk ramps, grading operations, quantities for payment of contract items, capacities of storm water detention basins

Boundary surveys as only licensed land surveyors can perform in the States of Iowa & Illinois

Topographic surveys to depict locations and elevations of physical features of a proposed site for future development / improvements

Existing conditions drawing provided in AutoCAD formats for use in design professional’s plan set for construction

Includes exterior and interior surveys with detailed measurements and elevations required for design needs

Staking of new improvements using the client’s design plans, as provided to us in a suitable, convertible AutoCAD format

Services require a minimum 48-hour notice

Types of improvements include: sewer structures and piping, water main and its valves and hydrants, pavements, recreational trails, retaining walls, seawalls and docks, cellular towers, wind turbines, airport runways / taxiways / aprons & lighting, highway noise walls, overhead electrical transmission lines, water towers, water and sewer treatment facilities, farm ponds, storm water detention basins

The creation of new parcels from the splitting or dividing the original or parent parcel into multiple tracts, parcels or lots

Representation of clients at meetings with City, County and State boards and agencies for review and approval

Services for design of improvements are sub-contracted to licensed professionals

Surveys to assist the creation of residential, commercial and industrial condominiums

New construction or conversions

Single family, multi-family, office, retail

Boundary surveys to recover or re-establish corners of rural properties

Plats and legal descriptions to assist in the selling of homesteads and outbuildings to family members, or others, separating the agricultural uses of the property from the residential

Provides an accurate measure of the acreage of the property for purchase agreements

Surveys to retrace existing easements for access or other uses

Surveys to create new easements by agreement for access or other uses

Legal descriptions for easements are provided to client’s real estate attorney for recording purposes

Elevation Certificates as required for insurance and mortgage requirements for flood insurance

LOMA applications: for homes and properties which qualify for removal from FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Areas (100-yr floodplain)

• Qualification is determined by the accurate and certified location and elevation of the owner’s home or property, as can only be performed by a licensed land surveyor in Iowa and Illinois

• Once determined a home or property is eligible, FEMA will review and approve the LOMA application; and once a determination is provided by FEMA the last insurance premium is required to be refunded to the owner

Performed for farm, residential, commercial and industrial properties