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Muir Consulting, Inc.

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Muir Consulting, Inc.

4.84(
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Customers say: Terrific value
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2000 years of experience

Muir Consulting, Inc., is a California small business providing professional land surveying, G.I.S., G.P.S., and planning services throughout California, Nevada, and Washington. Our staff has successfully completed projects of all sizes for the private, municipal, and public sectors. Call us today!

"excellent service"

Lizet A on March 2023

Muir Consulting, Inc., is a California small business providing professional land surveying, G.I.S., G.P.S., and planning services throughout California, Nevada, and Washington. Our staff has successfully completed projects of all sizes for the private, municipal, and public sectors. Call us today!

"excellent service"

Lizet A on March 2023


R. B. Welty & Associates

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R. B. Welty & Associates

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1944 years of experience

R. B. Welty & Associates is an Engineering firm that has provided high quality Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Professional Land Surveying to California's Central Valley and surrounding areas since 1944. Our team of 17 highly skilled employees has worked with a wide range of company profiles from Fortune 500 businesses, start-up companies, to government agencies. R. B. Welty & Associates is dedicated to using the latest technology and equipment available. Our firm is currently running AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 and AutoTurn 2014. Our staff is trained to optimize their time using these tools to complete projects on time and on budget. R. B. Welty & Associates has a dedicated team of 7 highly skilled, professionally licensed staff members consisting of 1 licensed Structural Engineer, 3 licensed Professional Engineers and 3 licensed Land Surveyors.

R. B. Welty & Associates is an Engineering firm that has provided high quality Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Professional Land Surveying to California's Central Valley and surrounding areas since 1944. Our team of 17 highly skilled employees has worked with a wide range of company profiles from Fortune 500 businesses, start-up companies, to government agencies. R. B. Welty & Associates is dedicated to using the latest technology and equipment available. Our firm is currently running AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 and AutoTurn 2014. Our staff is trained to optimize their time using these tools to complete projects on time and on budget. R. B. Welty & Associates has a dedicated team of 7 highly skilled, professionally licensed staff members consisting of 1 licensed Structural Engineer, 3 licensed Professional Engineers and 3 licensed Land Surveyors.


Mid-Valley Engineering, Inc.

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Mid-Valley Engineering, Inc.

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1969 years of experience

Mid-Valley Engineering (MVE) corporate office is located in Modesto, CA. MVE has been providing innovative and responsible engineering solutions throughout California and Northern Nevada for the last 45 years. There are currently over 40 employees working for MVE.

Mid-Valley Engineering (MVE) corporate office is located in Modesto, CA. MVE has been providing innovative and responsible engineering solutions throughout California and Northern Nevada for the last 45 years. There are currently over 40 employees working for MVE.

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

The small lines on the tape measure either indicate inches, fractions of an inch, or centimeters and millimeters. On the imperial unit side (aka the inches side), the longest lines indicate inches, followed by the next shortest lines that indicate a half-inch, and then the quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-inch. On the metric side, the lines break down meters, centimeters, and millimeters.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

A few different types of land surveys can help determine certain features and boundaries of your property. These include:

  • Boundary surveys describe the actual borders of a property. These are generally required when trying to get construction permits issued. 

  • Location surveys provide much of the same information as a boundary survey but also include in-depth information about any improvements made to your property. 

  • Mortgage location surveys are usually required by lenders and title companies before financing or offering an insurance policy. 

  • Site-planning surveys are done before applying for building permits and can be issued before any major home improvements. 

  • Topographic surveys provide a formal map of land elevations. It can also describe the location and size of natural features and any land improvements.

A boundary survey measures the boundary lines of the property, only the length of each property line and their locations. A land survey includes a more in-depth measurement of the property, including the heights and depths of the terrain measured by a topographic survey. A boundary survey is typically the most cost-effective method for marking and measuring property lines.

To prepare for a land survey, you must thoroughly check your land surveyor’s qualifications, reviews, and fees to align with your expectations. When it is time for the survey to be conducted, ensure that you have all your documents organized and available, know and mark your property lines, and inform your neighbors that the survey is happening.

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