Understanding Land Surveying Your Questions Answered

The fees charged for a survey mostly depend on the size of the project. The costs can vary depending on the number of documents and plans required, the age of the survey, and how remote the location is. Survey plans used by an Alberta Land Surveyor can date back to the late 1800’s. Therefore, the length of time since the original survey was completed is a substantial factor in the fees charged. Decades of landscaping, fence construction, utility upgrades, sidewalk replacements, etc., all have the potential to accidentally destroy the monuments surveyors need to complete their clients’ projects. We have found that roughly half of the monuments needed to complete a survey have been destroyed. Don’t be surprised when the surveyor is several doors down from your property when conducting a survey!

Due to the nuances of each survey, please contact us for an estimate.

A survey monument can be anything placed by a surveyor to mark the boundary of a property. The standard survey monument is called a Statutory Iron Post. It is a 90cm long pipe with the top 10cm square and the bottom pressed to a point. However, if the terrain is not suitable for a Statutory Iron Post, other types of monuments can be used. For concrete, a drill hole or lead plug with a tack. Or, for asphalt conditions, concrete nails with washers. The survey plan, certified and registered, will clearly show the type of monuments found and placed during the course of the survey.