When a Surveyor for Fence Projects Encounters Encroachments From Decades Ago
An old fence can hide a real problem. In Atlanta, where many neighborhoods have lots platted decades ago, a fence line put in during the 1960s or 1970s often no longer matches the actual boundary on record. When a homeowner calls a surveyor for fence work, that old fence sometimes turns into the main issue […]
What a Licensed Land Surveyor Looks for When Retracing a Century-Old Boundary
A hundred-year-old boundary line doesn’t come with a modern map. It comes with old deed language, faded plats, and a few clues left in the ground. A licensed land surveyor has to piece all of that together before drawing a single new line. In older neighborhoods, that piecing-together work happens more often than you’d think. […]
How a Licensed Land Surveyor Reconstructs Boundaries Without Original Markers
Property markers do not last forever. Iron pins rust away. Wooden stakes rot. Concrete monuments get paved over or torn out during construction. For developers working in Atlanta, this is a common problem, not a rare one. When the original markers are gone, a licensed land surveyor has to rebuild the boundary from scratch using […]