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Beck Engineering, Inc.

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Beck Engineering, Inc.

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24 years of experience

Beck Engineering, Inc. has established an exceptional reputation in Northwest and Central Iowa by providing civil engineering, landscape architecture, architecture and land surveying services for both private and public sectors. We pride ourselves on timely and quality delivery while creating opportunities, building relationships and bettering communities.

Beck Engineering, Inc. has established an exceptional reputation in Northwest and Central Iowa by providing civil engineering, landscape architecture, architecture and land surveying services for both private and public sectors. We pride ourselves on timely and quality delivery while creating opportunities, building relationships and bettering communities.

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Fowler Consulting LLC

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Fowler Consulting LLC is located in Des Moines, Iowa. We provide commercial, subdivision and residential clients with highly accurate and precise land surveys. Additional services include, but are not limited to: • Plats of subdivision • Construction layout • Land title surveys • Plats of surveys • Boundary surveys For more information, please call. We look forward to serving you and providing quality, professional services.

Fowler Consulting LLC is located in Des Moines, Iowa. We provide commercial, subdivision and residential clients with highly accurate and precise land surveys. Additional services include, but are not limited to: • Plats of subdivision • Construction layout • Land title surveys • Plats of surveys • Boundary surveys For more information, please call. We look forward to serving you and providing quality, professional services.

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

Professionals who complete perc tests can usually do them in a single day. Including excavating to expose the test site, filling the hole with water, and monitoring it while it drains, you can expect the test to take between four and eight hours total. It’s possible that you’ll get the results the same day, but some companies may take a few days to get official results.

Surveys completed by licensed surveyors can be recorded with a local surveying records office, and in most cases, they will be. Filing survey reports categorize them as legal documents, and they can be used whenever legal documentation of your property’s boundaries is needed. While you’re not required to file survey documents, it’s a good idea to do so. 

Building a road on a slope requires careful planning and will normally require a drainage system underneath to prevent flooding and damage to the road over time. Your professional may lengthen your road to create switchbacks if the slope directly to your home is too steep, as there are regulations for maximum road slope. The drainage system will help prevent runoff from the higher side of the slope from damaging the asphalt or concrete. Keep in mind that building a road on a slope isn’t a good DIY project, as a lot can go wrong.

A land survey gives you information about the property boundaries, easements on the plot, dimensions, and, in some cases, topographical information. A land appraisal will often take these figures into account, but the purpose of a land appraisal is to determine the value of the land rather than the physical specifications.

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.

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