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Northwestern Surveying and Engineering, Inc.

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Northwestern Surveying and Engineering, Inc.

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27 years of experience

Northwestern Surveying and Engineering has been providing fast, accurate, and reasonably priced surveys since 1998. We have a large talent pool including surveyors, engineers, safety specialists, and environmental technicians. Let us be a part of your next project and we'll make sure you get what you need to get the job done right.

Northwestern Surveying and Engineering has been providing fast, accurate, and reasonably priced surveys since 1998. We have a large talent pool including surveyors, engineers, safety specialists, and environmental technicians. Let us be a part of your next project and we'll make sure you get what you need to get the job done right.

JPJ Engineering, Inc.

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JPJ Engineering, Inc.

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15 years of experience

JPJ Engineering is a professional land survey firm that provides surveying services to public and private clients throughout St. Louis County and much of the Northland. Common property survey requests: -Mark property lines and/or corners -Subdivide a parcel of land - Prepare a property map for a planning & zoning or building permit application for a residential house, garage, or other building - Create or vacate a Right of Way or Easement - Elevation Certificate or ELOMA - Topographic Survey Visit our website for more information and to request a free quote at www.jpjeng.com

JPJ Engineering is a professional land survey firm that provides surveying services to public and private clients throughout St. Louis County and much of the Northland. Common property survey requests: -Mark property lines and/or corners -Subdivide a parcel of land - Prepare a property map for a planning & zoning or building permit application for a residential house, garage, or other building - Create or vacate a Right of Way or Easement - Elevation Certificate or ELOMA - Topographic Survey Visit our website for more information and to request a free quote at www.jpjeng.com

Land Surveying questions, answered by experts

There are a couple of ways you can determine the depth of your well. One method is to use a device called a well sounder. This tool has a long measuring tape containing a sensor to alert you once the end reaches the water. 

Or you can DIY it by using a long tape measure with a half-filled bottle of water attached to it. Lower the tape measure into your well. Once you feel tension on the tape, you’ll know the bottle has reached your static water level. This will give you an approximate idea of your well’s depth.

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.

Land surveys are worth it in several scenarios including selling your home, building an addition, constructing a fence, or making major changes to your landscape. A professional land survey can help you avoid legal issues with your neighbors and confirm the value of your property. In many cases, you may be required to order a land survey to receive a construction permit or mortgage loan.

You can’t build on undeveloped land without preparing it for construction, which involves running utilities to the site or accounting for private utilities like wells and septic systems and grading and compacting the soil for safe construction. Once you prepare the land, you can build on it as long as the project abides by local zoning regulations.

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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