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penwood lawn care

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26 years of experience

We are a full service home care company that prides are self on customer satisfaction with lawn care and landscaping at the top of our list of thing we get it done right the first time

We are a full service home care company that prides are self on customer satisfaction with lawn care and landscaping at the top of our list of thing we get it done right the first time

F. Douglas Jones Surveying Associates

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F. Douglas Jones Surveying Associates

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28 years of experience

We are a family-owned land surveying business that offers land surveying services, including construction stake-out, mortgage surveys, boundary surveys and boundary disputes, highway and bridge work, flood certifications, and ALTA surveys. We are fully insured with over 35 years experience in all phases of surveying work. We hold very high standards for our work and deliver accurate, detailed surveys coupled with excellent customer service.

"Mr. Jones is a crook! TAKE CAUTION He will take your money and run... Mr. Jones makes promises takes your money and you will never hear from him again... He takes just enough that you can't afford to get your money back in a court of law... If you used Mr. Jones and have had the same experience, please contact your local Sheriff's Dept. and file criminal theft charges!!! Mr. Franklin Douglas Jones should be ashamed of himself! FYI research Mr. Jones, his business doesn't exist, if you go there, it's a doctor's office and notice the P.O. box. DON'T GET SCREWED!!!"

Erica H on December 2023

We are a family-owned land surveying business that offers land surveying services, including construction stake-out, mortgage surveys, boundary surveys and boundary disputes, highway and bridge work, flood certifications, and ALTA surveys. We are fully insured with over 35 years experience in all phases of surveying work. We hold very high standards for our work and deliver accurate, detailed surveys coupled with excellent customer service.

"Mr. Jones is a crook! TAKE CAUTION He will take your money and run... Mr. Jones makes promises takes your money and you will never hear from him again... He takes just enough that you can't afford to get your money back in a court of law... If you used Mr. Jones and have had the same experience, please contact your local Sheriff's Dept. and file criminal theft charges!!! Mr. Franklin Douglas Jones should be ashamed of himself! FYI research Mr. Jones, his business doesn't exist, if you go there, it's a doctor's office and notice the P.O. box. DON'T GET SCREWED!!!"

Erica H on December 2023

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.

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.

Before property transactions or major improvements to ensure accuracy.

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.

Professional well contractors may use electromagnetic mapping to look for places with a high likelihood of water. Water access can vary significantly, even on the same property, so it can be difficult to know where to drill if you don’t have specialized tools to look for water.

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