What we locate on the site
We locate all improvements, utilities, and encroachments on the site. We use monument-recovery tools for the boundary framework that supports those locations.
Table A requirements and pricing
We add the specific Table A items your lender or title company requires. Each added item costs $150–$600. Review the requested items with them before asking us to price the work; the quote needs to cover their requirements, not an assumed list.
Requested elevation work
If you need elevation items, identify them in your request. We use digital levels for that work. Confirm the required elevation items and whether you want any additional ones included.
If you’re also planning construction
Alvin has a hot climate with long cooling seasons, and local storm history includes hail and damaging thunderstorm winds. Keep that exposure in mind when discussing planned work with your designer or contractor.
The City of Alvin has adopted the 2024 International Codes in its buildings ordinance. Before relying on an older code edition for your project, check the city’s adopted text and amendments. Give us the survey requirements for the planned work as well as those for the lender or title company.
A Look at the Work
A visual look at what the service involves.
From First Call to Final Results
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Reach Out
Tell us about the property and what the work is for, you'll get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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We Look Into It
We start with what's on record, so the fieldwork answers the question you actually have.
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Clear, Written Price
You get the scope and the price in writing before any work starts. No surprises.
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We Do the Work
We do the fieldwork carefully, then deliver the results in writing and walk you through them.
Depending on what we find, that can mean:
- Locating all improvements, utilities, and encroachments on the site
- Adding the specific Table A items the lender or title company requires
What It Typically Costs
Typical ranges, not a fixed price - the exact number is confirmed in writing before work starts.
$2000–$4500
Common Questions
In every state, only a licensed Professional Land Surveyor can locate and certify a boundary. A recorded plat shows the intended dimensions, but it doesn't tell you where the corners actually sit on the ground, that takes field measurement tied to the monuments of record. A signed, sealed survey is what a lender, title company, or court will accept.
Most residential lots take a few hours in the field once the research is done, but the whole job usually runs one to three weeks start to finish, record research, scheduling the field crew, computing the boundary, and drafting the sealed plat all take time. Acreage and parcels with conflicting deeds take longer.
A boundary survey locates and marks your property lines. An ALTA/NSPS survey is a detailed standard used for commercial real-estate deals, it adds easements, improvements, and specific 'Table A' items that lenders and title insurers require. An ALTA is more thorough and costs more because it shows far more detail.
More Questions We Hear
No. A phone's GPS is accurate to several feet at best and isn't tied to your deed or the corner monuments, so the lines those apps draw are approximate and carry no legal weight. Survey-grade GNSS fixes a point to the centimeter against a reference network, a different instrument for a different job.
The property address and, if you have them, a copy of your deed, any prior survey, and your title commitment. Access to walk the property helps, and if there's a specific reason for the survey, a fence, a sale, a building permit, telling us up front lets us scope it right the first time.
Price tracks the work, not the lot size alone. A clean platted lot with good corners is quick; a parcel with missing monuments, conflicting deeds, heavy tree cover, or a metes-and-bounds description takes far more research and field time. We quote after we see the deed and the record, so the number is real.
Usually yes, and often the permit requires it. Building to an assumed line is how encroachment problems start, a fence a foot over the line can cloud a future sale. A current boundary survey shows exactly where you can build and keeps the improvement on your own ground.
It's marking the site so the contractor builds in the right place, offset stakes for the foundation, grade stakes for elevations, and layout for utilities, all set from the engineered plans. It's done in stages as the job progresses, which is why it's usually quoted per visit rather than as one flat fee.
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Our Service Area
We cover Alvin, TX. Call (346) 603-6350 to confirm coverage for your address.