Calico Surveying

TYPES OF SURVEYS:

1. Retracement Survey -- A retracement land survey is made for the purpose of verifying the area, the direction, and the length of the property boundary lines and for identifying the monuments and other marks of an earlier survey or deed between parcels of land. This survey retraces the lines of the original surveyor and his survey. No new boundary lines are established.
2. ALTA/ACSM -- Since lending agencies are frequently located out of state it isn't realistic for them to visit the site.  They often employ local Attorneys and Licensed Surveyors to provide them with the current information on the property.  With law for surveying in every state differing greatly the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ALTA/ACSM) have created a set of standards to be used to request information from a surveyor.  Furthermore, ALTA/ASCM surveys can get even more specific in their requirements by adding items from "Table A".
3. Construction Surveys -- A construction survey consists of the survey measurements made while construction is in process to control elevation, horizontal position, building dimensions and configuration.
4. Subdivision Survey  -- A subdivision survey locates and establishes legal property boundaries by dividing a large tract into smaller area lots. This survey usually involves original adjoining boundaries, newly established lot boundaries, streets, rights-of way, easements and other data needed for successfully completing the project. Usually these surveys are governed by local agencies and must meet specific requirements. 
5. Mortgage Inspection -- This inspection does NOT constitute a boundary survey and is NOT a recordable document. The sole purpose of the inspection is to obtain mortgage title insurance. A mortgage inspection is the minimum service required by a lender in closing a loan. This inspection is an approximate location of improvements and a cursory check for violations or encroachments that may affect the property tract. Precise boundary locations are not normally established. This inspection is subject to any inaccuracies that a subsequent property boundary survey may disclose. No property corners are set and the information should NOT be used or relied upon for the establishment of any fence, structure or other improvements.
6. Elevation Certificates -- Elevation Certificates are required if your property resides in a FEMA flood plain depicted on a FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map) but the actual elevations on the property are above the listed base flood elevation.
7. Lot Splits -- Also known as minor subdivisions. Changing a larger parcel from one to two or more parcels.  In order to do this the whole parent tract needs to be surveyed before it can be divided.
8. Consolidation Surveys -- This is when you take two or more adjoining tracts of land and combine or consolidate them into one parcel.
9. Deed Research -- We can trace your deeds if you are interested who owned your property in the past or if there are questions on who's deed was recorded first yours or a neighbors.