WHAT EFFECTS THE COST OF A SURVEY?

Terrain and Accessibility:

A flat, open field takes less time to survey than a hilly, wooded tract of land.

Time of Year:

Dense vegetation in the summer affects line of sight and snow and frozen ground in the winter can   conceal evidence.

Size and Shape of the parcel:

Larger and/or irregularly shaped  parcels take longer to survey.

Field Evidence:

The presence of property monuments aid the surveyor; there absence makes the survey more difficult

Deed Information:

The legal description of the owners and/or adjoining properties may be vague, incomplete, contradictory, and/or mathematically inaccurate.

*portions of text provided from “Why You Need a Surveyor” as provided by the  Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio