You’re ready to build an addition, develop a piece of property, construct a commercial building, or make another major property improvement.
Then someone asks:
“Do you have a survey?”
For many property owners, that’s when the questions begin.
Land surveying is an important part of many construction and development projects because it provides accurate information about the property before design and construction proceed.
What Does a Land Surveyor Do?
A professional land surveyor measures, maps, and documents property information.
Depending on the project, a survey can help identify property boundaries, topography, existing improvements, elevations, utilities, and other site characteristics.
Essayons Engineers & Surveyors provides surveying services including property boundary surveys, topographic surveys, location drawings, ALTA/NSPS surveys, construction layout, foundation and wall checks, stormwater management as-built certifications, and utility as-builts.
Boundary Survey vs. Topographic Survey
These two common surveys serve different purposes.
A boundary survey focuses on establishing or documenting the boundaries of a property.
A topographic survey captures physical characteristics and elevation information across a site.
For a development project, an engineer may need topographic information to understand how the property slopes, where existing features are located, and how proposed grading and drainage can be designed.
Why Surveying and Civil Engineering Work Together
Surveyors document what exists.
Civil engineers use accurate site information to help design what comes next.
For example, a project could require surveying followed by:
- Site layout
- Grading design
- Stormwater management
- Sediment control
- Utility design
- Water or sewer connection planning
- Access or driveway planning
- Construction layout
- As-built documentation
Essayons provides both professional surveying and civil engineering, allowing the disciplines to support different stages of a project.
Don’t Wait Until Construction to Discover a Problem
One of the biggest benefits of professional pre-construction work is identifying site conditions early.
Discovering a boundary, elevation, drainage, utility, environmental, or access issue after plans have been developed—or worse, after construction begins—can complicate a project.
Having accurate survey data and appropriate engineering during planning gives owners and developers better information for making decisions.
Serving Harford, Cecil & Baltimore Counties
Essayons Engineers & Surveyors serves Harford County, Cecil County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and numerous other Maryland jurisdictions from its Edgewood office.
That includes communities such as Bel Air, Edgewood, Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Elkton, North East, Perryville, Towson and other communities throughout the region.
For homeowners, developers, contractors, commercial property owners, and government organizations, Essayons offers a combination of surveying, engineering, inspection, stormwater, and environmental expertise.
Start with Accurate Information
Before you build, develop, subdivide, expand, or significantly alter a property, determine what professional surveying and engineering services your specific project may require.
Starting with accurate information can help your architects, engineers, contractors, and other project professionals make better-informed decisions.
Need a land surveyor or civil engineer in Harford County, Cecil County, or Baltimore County? Contact Essayons Engineers & Surveyors at 410-417-7185 to discuss your project.
