Surveyor

Sue Doe-Nym · 02-04-2021, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

Hi

Can anyone recommend a survey company that would be willing to survey a small lot in Tuftonboro? I can’t get anyone to return my call. I just want to get on a list.

Thanks

Jim Hambrook, Hambrook Land Surveyor, Sandwich, is excellent.
284-6320

TheProfessor · 02-06-2022, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

Jim Hambrook, Hambrook Land Surveyor, Sandwich, is excellent.
284-6320

This one was quite professional. Used his services long time ago. Very good.
In fact, his father was the original surveyor of property and he had all records of property.

Was just seeking pins. I mistakenly buried some. After this, I learned to obtain my own metal detector.

mswlogo · 02-06-2022, 12:10 PM

On newfound lake I had a full survey done.
Boundaries, Elevations, distances from water (50ft and 125ft), 450 ft shore marked, well marked, major trees, some wetlands marked, all structures marked, abutting structures.
It was originally 3 properties joined into 1 acre, lots of history.
Took a year $3900.00

secondcurve · 02-06-2022, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheProfessor

This one was quite professional. Used his services long time ago. Very good.
In fact, his father was the original surveyor of property and he had all records of property.

Was just seeking pins. I mistakenly buried some. After this, I learned to obtain my own metal detector.

I reached out to this guy last year and he did seem professional. However, he no longer returns calls. Obviously, the good ones are overwhelmed.

tummyman · 02-06-2022, 04:13 PM

Lots to consider. First, most surveyors are two people, so he will have wages to pay. Also the equipment is very costly, so that is part of the bill. From my understanding, the surveyors control the market by limiting the people who they take under their wings for apprentice work. I heard you cannot become a surveyor until you spend time working with one. As they limit the number of new folks, delays in building booms will hamper timelines. Plus some older ones retire.

I would try and see what the added cost would be for some simple elevation readings. After all, everything they do on site is loaded into computer programs, so the old style "drafting" work at a table is reduced a lot. He is already on site, so maybe he could do it for a total price of $6000. If you ahve his time blocked out, I would just bite the bullet and do it, unless you want to start elsewhere and get pushed out a year or more. Remember, this is a sellers market for almost everything. If you want it and NEED it, it will cost a premium as the demand far outweighs the supply due to their market control. They know it and have no issue with charging big bucks and can always move on to the next phone call.

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mswlogo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 660 Thanks: 196 Thanked 224 Times in 143 Posts	On newfound lake I had a full survey done. Boundaries, Elevations, distances from water (50ft and 125ft), 450 ft shore marked, well marked, major trees, some wetlands marked, all structures marked, abutting structures. It was originally 3 properties joined into 1 acre, lots of history. Took a year $3900.00

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02-06-2022, 04:13 PM	#5
tummyman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 889 Thanks: 279 Thanked 764 Times in 271 Posts	Lots to consider. First, most surveyors are two people, so he will have wages to pay. Also the equipment is very costly, so that is part of the bill. From my understanding, the surveyors control the market by limiting the people who they take under their wings for apprentice work. I heard you cannot become a surveyor until you spend time working with one. As they limit the number of new folks, delays in building booms will hamper timelines. Plus some older ones retire. I would try and see what the added cost would be for some simple elevation readings. After all, everything they do on site is loaded into computer programs, so the old style "drafting" work at a table is reduced a lot. He is already on site, so maybe he could do it for a total price of $6000. If you ahve his time blocked out, I would just bite the bullet and do it, unless you want to start elsewhere and get pushed out a year or more. Remember, this is a sellers market for almost everything. If you want it and NEED it, it will cost a premium as the demand far outweighs the supply due to their market control. They know it and have no issue with charging big bucks and can always move on to the next phone call.