What is the difference between a measured building survey and a topographical survey?
posted 20th August 2024
At MB Survey Solutions, we use the latest technologies to provide you with accurate measured building surveys and topographical surveys. 3D laser scanning technology has resulted in improvements to the surveying process, gathering accurate data. This modern surveying equipment not only provides accurate data, but it is fast and effective, helping us convert the data into easy visual representations of the landscape or your building.
What are Measured Building Surveys?
Measured building surveys is the gathering of measurements of a building, providing you with 2D drawings or 3D models. This allows for better planning of construction projects. We use 3D laser scanning to carry out measured building surveys, offering accurate measurements in a fraction of the time, including floor plans, elevations, and cross sections.
Measured building surveys rely on 3D laser scanning technology, helping to reduce the costs of the survey, as you do not need as many surveyors on site to complete the survey. This type of survey helps you understand your building, you will be able to view your floor plans, internal and external elevations, along with cross sections. This can be used to plan a renovation or extension, executing your construction project effectively.
What Are Topographical Surveys?
Topographical surveys are land surveys focusing on measuring the outdoor topographies of your plot of land, identifying different features and boundaries. These are required for large land development projects. The data we collect during the survey is translated into a topographical survey, producing a drawing that can be used by architects, developers, and engineers.
Topographical surveys show different elevations of your land, along with any structures, and other features. We use both 3D laser scanners and GPS receivers to ensure that we capture the terrain features and coordinates precisely, providing you with an accurate survey.
What Are the Benefits of Topographical and Measured Building Surveys?
Both surveys offer precision and accuracy, representing your building or plot of land for development. The difference is the subject that they cover. Measured building surveys cover your floor plans, internal and external elevations, and cross sections of an existing property, while topographical features focus on the terrain of a plot of land, including features, boundary lines, structures, and elevations.
Both surveys are valuable to architects, construction companies, and engineers, when it comes to renovating an existing building or planning a new build. While the surveys have differences, they are both designed to provide you with the highest level of precision, saving you money, and time when it comes to your construction project. With our survey in land, you can rest assured that you reduce the risk of unexpected building delays, over ordering of materials, and other problems that may occur, resulting in having to change your design.
Conclusion
We can provide you with highly accurate measured building surveys, if you want to renovate or extend your existing property, or topographical surveys, if you want to start a new building project. We take great care to ensure we provide accurate results, with high levels of detail, based on the survey you select.
If you want to discuss your surveying needs and are not sure which survey you require, contact the MB Survey Solutions team to discuss your surveying requirements in more detail.