survey stakes and neighbors

[pappy19]

You can also get some big aluminum nails and do the same thing, that way if you hit them with a mower or plow, it won't break the machinery. The property corners should always be marked with buried re-bar and the survey plat should be signed and stamped by a registered surveyor and recorded at your county court house.

 

[MikePA]

In most places you can not place a fence right on the property line. Also, the wooden stakes are probably guard stakes. No surveyor I know, or worked for, would use wooden stakes sticking up out of the ground to mark the line.

 

[BruceR]

We use wooden laths to mark the line unless requested otherwise by the client. Time and cost constraints dictate for the most part.

Bruce
R.P.L.S.

 

[MikePA]

We use wooden laths to mark the line unless requested otherwise by the client. Time and cost constraints dictate for the most part.

Bruce
R.P.L.S.

Actually, we only marked corners and other changes in direction, where we placed square, oak stakes, driven flush. We added a tack in the top of the stake to mark the exact point then marked them with guard stakes. We never put in line stakes unless the client asked and paid for them.

 

[Ifixcars]

Dirt, I think I see how the "flags" work, you pin it to the ground and run over it if you want. But what do the caps do? You drive a piece of rebar to ground level then cap it?

 

[dirtworksequip]

ifixcars, yes the rebar caps slip over the end of the rebar. It makes them easier to find visually. You can also concrete around and them and leave the top of the cap exposed.

Sincerely,
Dirt

 

[turnkey4099]

STandard survey method is to set a permanent marker, usually a rebar rod driven below ground at each corner or point of direction change. The stakes with ribbons above ground are not ment to be permanent.

I wouldn't rely on short nails (even long ones). Too easy for them to be removed while doing land work, grading, etc.

Take pictures of the survey stakes trying to show their relation to permanent features to include in your records. Makes the permanent stakes a lot easier to locate in the future.

Sorta OT. Do the same the next time you dig up the septic tank if it doesn't have something sticking above ground. I have dug mine out every 5 years in the past 30 so I knew -exactly- where it was. Well last fall I cleared off the sod from it and found I was the tank width off of the location.

Harry K
Harry K

 

[MossRoad]

If he finds the stakes unattractive, plant a row of trees.

 

[scott_vt]

He was kind enough to show me where the line was when we moved in, and helped himself to a 5 or 10 foot strip 700 feet long. That's over now though.

Afternoon Ifixcars,
My neighbor does the same thing on the bottom side of my property. Although I have the steel pins down there, if I decide to reclaim it, shouldnt be a problem !

 

[zeuspaul]

I would just remove the flagging from the witness. As indicated in previous posts there should be something more substantial at or slightly below grade. If not then consider setting something more permanent.

Zeuspaul