What We Check and Mark on the Property
We locate improvements, easements, and encroachments, including fences, drives, and structures near the property lines. If your concern is a particular fence or driveway, tell us which one so we can address it in the survey.
For setting corners, we use iron rods, aluminum caps, and PK nails stamped with the surveyor's license number. Ask how the corners will be marked on your lot, not just whether you'll receive a drawing.
The Sealed Drawing and County Filing
We draft the survey plat or map and deliver the drawing sealed by the licensed professional surveyor of record. We also file the record of survey with the county where the state requires it.
When comparing quotes, ask whether the deliverables include the sealed drawing and any required county filing. Don't assume every map offered to you includes those steps.
Boundary Survey and Construction Staking Costs
Our residential boundary survey on a platted lot costs $500–$1,200 per survey.
Construction staking costs $500–$1,500 per visit. That is a visit-based charge, so ask how many visits a staking quote covers before comparing totals. A boundary survey price and a construction staking price cover different services; make sure the quote names the work you're requesting.
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:
- Setting and stamping new corner markers where originals are missing, then flagging them so they're visible
- Locating improvements, easements, and encroachments, fences, drives, and structures near the lines
What It Typically Costs
Typical ranges, not a fixed price - the exact number is confirmed in writing before work starts.
$1200–$4000
Common Questions
A survey establishes where the line legally sits based on the deeds and the monuments of record, and the sealed plat is the professional opinion a court relies on. It won't force your neighbor to agree, but it replaces guesswork with a defensible, licensed determination, which is usually what resolves the dispute or supports it if it goes further.
It's a form a licensed surveyor completes documenting your building's elevation relative to the base flood elevation. You'll need one to buy or reduce flood insurance in a mapped flood zone, or to support a Letter of Map Amendment if you believe your structure was mapped into a floodplain by mistake.
Yes. Where corners are missing we set stamped iron rods or caps carrying the surveyor's license number, and we flag them so you can find them. The markers are part of the record, moving or destroying them is both a practical problem and, in most states, against the law.
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.
The Facts Behind the Number
Updated October 2026