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Q: What type of land survey is the most expensive?

• <div><p>ALTA/ACSM surveys are the most comprehensive type of land survey and, as such, tend to be the most expensive. These surveys have standardized guidelines and reports and are used in many kinds of real estate transactions to ensure consistent and accurate information is available for properties.</p></div>

Q: What do the little lines on the tape measure mean?

• <div><p>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.</p></div>

Q: What’s the difference between a land survey and a boundary survey?

• <div><p>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.</p></div>

Q: How do well drillers know where to drill?

• <div><p>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&rsquo;t have specialized tools to look for water.</p></div>

Q: What should I do before hiring an excavation company?

• <div><p>Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.</p><p>To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn&rsquo;t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.</p><p>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.</p></div>

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Last update on November 15, 2025

Reviewed in July 2022
We are very satisfied with the new composite deck and cable railing installed by Bugle Construction. The finished product has exceeded our expectations! Mike was easy to work with from doing site survey and understanding what we wanted to have done, to providing an estimate and providing status...
Bugle Construction JMJ, LLC
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Reviewed in January 2021
Owner responded to my request for a quote the morning after the evening I requested one. The next day he surveyed the job, gave me a quote and committed to a start date. He arrived on time, completed the job on time, and in three working days the job was completed (as estimated). I have no...
Dexter's Demo, LLC
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Reviewed in February 2020
Superb customer service and efficient courteous workers. My new roof land gutters look excellent! I would use them again.
Glacier Roofing and Exteriors, Inc.
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Reviewed in July 2019
Don't walk, RUN from this guy. Jerry told me on the phone he’d done several patios in my neighborhood and since he had just turned down a job he had an opening for the next two weeks. He made an appointment to review the job. He stood me up. “Sorry, got busy…”. He made another appointment. Never...
Turf Pro
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Reviewed in May 2017
Horribly. I fired this company twice. After approx. four months with little to no progress made, I fired LCD. I was asked to attend a meeting to discuss that decision and after an hour of tearful apologies and excuses from the owner, I agreed to give them another chance. I fired him a second and...
Lewis Construction And Development
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Reviewed in April 2017
Couldn't have gone any better. Dave was extremely informative and patient with explaining what he felt needed to be done. Laid bait in strategic places in garage and two bait boxes outside due to house being on farm land. Will have him come back in several months to rebait the boxes and garage...
Allen Pest Control
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Reviewed in May 2015
We needed stairs from where we park our cars to our house which is down a long steep slope on a hillside. What we needed are not ordinary, everyday stairs, there are 30 total! We wanted them to accommodate us as we age so there needed to be room to use a cane or a walker or even assist someone...
Creekside Construction LLC
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Reviewed in September 2013
This location is now AutoNation Honda. I've used them since 2006 when they were originally Foothills Honda, then Appleway Honda and now AutoNation Honda. Through these changes so far, I've been generally impressed with the service, but annoyed with the and quot;Survey Requestsand quot; at the...
AppleWay Honda
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Reviewed in August 2013
I can't say enough good things about my experience with Wade and AAA. This is truly an excellent company and should be highly sought after for any home remodel needs, especially in regard to smoke damage. We came back to our home after 3 years of renting it out to find EXTENSIVE smoke and...
AAA Advanced Residential Rehab LLC
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Reviewed in May 2012
They provided a survey of part of my property. It was an extensive project. I would highly recommend them. They were a very good company to work with, it was a perfect fit. I would absolutely use this company again if needs arise.
Adams & Clark, Inc.
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Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

ALTA/ACSM surveys are the most comprehensive type of land survey and, as such, tend to be the most expensive. These surveys have standardized guidelines and reports and are used in many kinds of real estate transactions to ensure consistent and accurate information is available for properties.

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.

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.

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.

The Plummer, ID homeowners’ guide to land surveying services

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