What should I expect during the surveying process?
posted 16th August 2024
If you have decided to build a new home from scratch, a new office block, or an extension on your existing home, you will want a survey. Chances are you are not sure what it entails or what to expect, which is why we are going to break it down for you, so you know exactly what to expect during our surveying process.
At MB Survey Solutions, we provide a range of surveying solutions, based on your requirements from topographical surveys and measured building surveys to as-built surveys, and more.
There are a number of steps we take when conducting a survey, these include:
Obtaining Title Deeds and Property Information
When you start any construction project, whether residential or commercial, you need the right survey. For unoccupied land or land you want to redevelop, we provide a topographical survey that identifies the current condition of the land, ensuring there are no obstacles that will delay your build. We can also provide a boundaries survey, ensuring that you know your boundaries, reducing the risk of encroaching onto your neighbours property, that can result in unpleasant disputes and having to rebuild some or all of the property.
For this, we will require your current title deeds, along with any property information you have. We do have channels we use to gather additional information, including using GPS to have an exact view of the land before we carry out the survey.
Prepare a Base Plan
From the information we get from you regarding your title documents and property information, we can create a base plan. This provides orientations, right-of way areas, easements, and boundary lines. This helps us prepare for the on-site survey, along with identifying any additional health and safety procedures we need to follow to ensure the survey is completed safely and effectively.
On-site Survey
With the documentation side of the survey completed, we will arrange to carry out an on-site survey. Our surveyor will arrive with specialised equipment used to measure property sizes, including internal floor plans, external and internal elevations, cross sections, and topographical information, based on your required survey.
We use the latest equipment, enabling us to gather information from hard to reach and inaccessible sections of the property, ensuring we provide you with an accurate survey. The on-site survey can last a couple of hours to a day or more, depending on the size, location, accessibility, and complexity of the survey.
Prepare Your Survey
When our surveyors return to the office, they use specialised computer software to download and extract the data captured during the on-site survey. They will start putting the data together to create your 2D drawing or your 3D model. Depending on the type of survey you selected, along with the complexity of the project, this process can take anywhere from a day or two to a week.
Delivery of Your Survey
Once completed, our team will send you your survey in an easy to download and understand format, providing you with a visual of your plot of land or building. The process is effective and efficient. With our more than twenty five yeas of experience in the surveying industry in the UK, you are assured you will receive the most accurate surveys, based on your property needs.
Conclusion
Surveys are relatively straightforward, though no property is the same. Therefore, the time we spend on site to the time it takes to complete a survey does vary from one property to the next. If you want more information on our surveying process, please feel free to give us a call, we are more than happy to discuss this further with you.