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Forefront Surveying

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Forefront Surveying

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5 years of experience

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Forefront Surveying and Engineering. Our company specializes in Land Surveying services and was established in 2020. Employing professionals with over 50 years of land surveying experience, we are here to provide our communities with excellent professional land surveying services.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Forefront Surveying and Engineering. Our company specializes in Land Surveying services and was established in 2020. Employing professionals with over 50 years of land surveying experience, we are here to provide our communities with excellent professional land surveying services.



French & Associates Land Surveying

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French & Associates Land Surveying

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30 years of experience

French & Associates Land Surveying is a full service Land Surveying company founded in 1995 by Jeffrey P. French, Registered Land Surveyor. We specialize in land division, ALTA/ACSM, and boundary resolution surveys. Our serve the entire Southeast Indiana community.

French & Associates Land Surveying is a full service Land Surveying company founded in 1995 by Jeffrey P. French, Registered Land Surveyor. We specialize in land division, ALTA/ACSM, and boundary resolution surveys. Our serve the entire Southeast Indiana community.


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Mainstream Works

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14 years of experience

Mainstream Works will work as an independent contractor for all services performed. With over 30 years of experience in home building, remodeling, landscaping, and construction, Mainstream Works guarantees a successful project.

Mainstream Works will work as an independent contractor for all services performed. With over 30 years of experience in home building, remodeling, landscaping, and construction, Mainstream Works guarantees a successful project.

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

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.

This is fairly rare, but sometimes the local government or a group like a historical society will label a tree as a landmark, or historical item. These designations almost always come with a small, on-site plaque for identification, but you should also be able to look up protected trees in your area on a city website or similar list. If the tree in question is a landmark, call your local government and ask how to proceed before making any plans.

If a buyer pays for a survey, the surveyor they hired will only provide results to them. It’s up to the buyer whether they share the survey results with the seller or not, even if they ultimately walk away from the deal. It’s considered good faith to share the results with the seller, though, especially if you back out of the deal, as the seller can then provide that survey to future interested parties.

Land surveys don’t technically expire. They do serve as a point of reference and a snapshot of your property, though, so as soon as you make changes to your property (and even if your neighbor makes certain changes to theirs), your existing land survey becomes inaccurate, and a new one must be done. Even if you don’t make any changes to your property, many states only guarantee the accuracy of a land survey for five to ten years.

Measure from zero on a measuring tape by placing the metal hook right up against the edge of what you need to measure. You can also latch the hook onto an open edge—of, say, a table—to accurately measure as well. If you begin at the 1-inch mark, you'll need to subtract an inch from your total.

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