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Last update on November 13, 2025

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Rex A Bradfield

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Rex A Bradfield

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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 93% of Angi customers
Recommended by 93% of HomeAdvisor customers
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Rex A Bradfield Licensed Professional Engineer Licensed Professional Land Surveyor I Know where your property actually is. I Know if you have problems with your property. I Know how to solve your problems. I Make sure you conform to local ordinances.

"Rex came on one of the hottest days of the year, after having done another survey an hour away from here. he worked carefully and methodically to set the boundary pins for our property. He was very pleasant to work with. We enjoyed our experience."

Deanna B on July 2025

Rex A Bradfield Licensed Professional Engineer Licensed Professional Land Surveyor I Know where your property actually is. I Know if you have problems with your property. I Know how to solve your problems. I Make sure you conform to local ordinances.

"Rex came on one of the hottest days of the year, after having done another survey an hour away from here. he worked carefully and methodically to set the boundary pins for our property. He was very pleasant to work with. We enjoyed our experience."

Deanna B on July 2025

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

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. 

A land survey includes the layout of a single property, including precise measurements and to-scale drawings of boundary lines, land improvements, and sometimes other features, like topography and drainage information. A plat map includes the layouts and boundary lines of several adjacent plots and basic structure measurements. Surveys are normally more valuable for homeowners and buyers, and plat maps are for governmental use.

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 can take anywhere from a few hours to a month or more, depending on the size of the property, the type of survey, the property’s accessibility and topography, and the availability of historical property records. A simple boundary survey to determine a fence line can be completed in a day while surveying 50 acres of undeveloped woodlands may take weeks or longer.

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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