Monday, May 31, 2010

Acquire Knowledge of Architectural Surveys to Broaden Your Horizon

Working as a CAD Drafting professional for years, I have come across several situations when a home owner calls me to ask about architectural surveys. Normally the architects whom you hire for reconstruction of your house need architectural surveys at the initial stage. Before starting the remodeling project the survey is important in the architect point of view as well as for the wellbeing of your house. Let’s discuss the various stages of an architectural survey project.

Once a home owner has appointed an Architect for remodeling his house, and the Architect as I said has told him about the importance of architectural surveys for his house as an introductory part of the remodeling project. As the owner of the house, he went on surfing the internet to learn something about the architectural surveys. But this search rather confused him as the results connecting to the term only. If this is also the case with you or one of your friends or relatives, then you can get your answer in this piece of content.

Firstly if your home is categorized as historic by the government, then be proud to be the owner of a house with historic significance and drop the idea of remodeling it. Bewilderment has taken place in this situation as the architects have used the idiom architectural surveys in a diverse context than a chronological maintenance context. The architects have given a completely different significance to this term than the yielded results of the house owner’s online search

By this term the Architect wanted to say that he only needed the floor plan and the elevation drawing of the owner’s house in its present condition. The reason why the architect needs the drawing of the house in the present condition is that when the drawing of its present condition is with him he can create the renovation plan that shows how the remodeling is to be done on the existing one.

I have already specified that this is only a theoretical situation that may not be true for everyone but I for sure you will never face this kind of situation after reading this blog.

Prepare Your 3D Map by Following the Reports on Topographic Surveys

Very less people in our society know about the Topographic surveys as we don’t find people using this word. I too heard this term some days ago and was curious to know about this type of survey to enhance my knowledge in this field. Surfing the web for long and visiting the different informative sites, I am now trying to provide you the information that I have collected

Topography is the study of the surface, features and shape of the earth and the other planets, asteroids and moons, it also describe the shapes, surface and the features that are depicted in maps.

The intention of topographic surveys is to collect survey statistics about the natural as well as the human created features of land and also its altitude. A three- dimensional map preparation requires the information provided by these surveys. It is interesting that you can also prepare a topographic map yourself in your home just by collecting the related field data.

The work generally consists of (a) establishing vertical and horizontal controls to work as the outline of the survey, (b) determining sufficient parallel location and altitude of the soil points for providing sufficient data required for plotting, (c) tracing all the natural and human-made things, (d) computing the angles, distances, and height, (e) drawing the topographic map.

Topographic surveys may be referred as line surveys and also conducted before any ownership change of land and even property owner. The major focal point of this survey lies on the distance from the land than the parallel measurements. Parallel measurements are gives after an in-depth study on both residential and boundary surveys.

While performing measurements for topographical surveys, the measurements are done with high quality units with electronic apparatus. The results after the survey are then handed on as contour lines on the maps of the land. The reports here differ from all the other type of survey reports which is a paper document typed on it.

Today with the use of higher level technology, you can get the digital form of the map and can upload it on the internet where every one can access it and witness your effort.

Do You Have Boundary Disputes? If Yes then Read on!

Land survey is related to the various fields among which the Residential Land Survey is the most publicly known term. This involves the exact measurement of the boundaries of the plots meant for sale and also known as “boundary survey”.

We all should go through this land survey before the occurrence of any dispute and keep the reports to avoid these problems. You should have some idea about this matter for saving yourself from being fooled.

The very first step in a land survey is to look for the records regarding the property. These records include mainly the Title Certificates and the other related papers. The land surveyor then goes through the previous survey, and the other records for information which will help him in the process.

As the surveyor understands the significant limits of the possession, he takes the measurement of your entire land, for deciding whether the current boundaries vary from the recorded boundaries found in the records. The land surveyor measures the land several times before reaching any conclusion. When finally the expert land survey is complete, the property lines stated by the surveyor turn out to be the permissible boundaries of the land. But when your neighbors also go for a residential land survey to sort out the boundary disputes, in order to get peace of mind you should have the property survey by a licensed “residential land surveyor”.

On the other hand, a Building Survey or Structural Survey is performed independently by the surveyor. Today, it is highly recommended for both commercial and residential properties. This is a complete study to provide the complete image of the building construction and its conditions. I can say that residential surveys demands thorough professional evaluation to check property and its conditions.

Usually, the building survey includes the building fabric structure, exterior finishes and the surroundings of the building. The surveyor prepares reports according to the details and the format provided by the client. This report gives the accurate state of the building with noticeable flaws, and also the prescribed corrective actions that can be taken like maintenance and repairs counting the estimated costs.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Find Effective Solution to Your Boundary Disputes from Surveying Expert Geomet-surveys

Boundary disputes are very common in our society. A variety of property related matters including ownership issues & lack of proper fencing give rise to boundary disputes more often. Such disputes force the property owner to incur loss both in terms of time & money that are mostly spent for defending these law suits. In the worst case the owner may have to lose upon the already constructed structure. However, the professional land surveying services from an experienced surveyor will help them avoid land boundary disputes thereby enabling them to demarcate boundary lines properly. Thus investment of time & cost in extension & renovation of property can be reduced considerably.

Land surveys in their every form deal with the legal issues on land ownership and the delineation of property boundaries along with the measurement & recording of its important physical properties on design layouts & maps. Whether they are location surveys, boundary surveys or building surveys, they pave the way to real estate development. Apart from preparing the foundation for construction of cities, canals, bridges, sanitary systems etc they aid in the designing & development to monitoring phase after completion. The building surveys in particular provide a more detailed survey report for the mortgage of purchased property. The older historical monuments as well as buildings in dire need of maintenance work & those having a future plan for extension demand for building surveys that can help them restore back.

Many land surveyors are working there to help clients undertake surveys of all kinds & develop accurate building plans for different purpose. Geomet-surveys is one of the professional building surveyors in UK inspecting the physical properties of buildings & preparing building surveys reports for years. We have a team of surveying specialist who can identify the potential defects in the buildings & ensure safety to approved legal standards. We also offer best protection against property disputes through effective initial designs prepared in accordance with the construction and property law.

If you are searching for a land surveying company with specialization in a variety of fields including the production of CAD drawings & measured building surveys on property then Geomet-surveys will fit into your needs. With our experience in producing most accurate & comprehensive record drawings, we will keep the chance of boundary disputes at all time low.

Make Your Dream House Plan with Architecutural Surveys Specialist Geomet-surveys

The architectural surveys find a wide application these days in the field of architectural engineering which revolves around the engineering features of the building design plan & construction process. They focus on to bring out the best of the spatial /functional layout of the buildings with a touch of aestheticism. It is not very easy to design contemporary building plans. A team of professionals including structural engineers, architects & interior decorators always work together to transform every idea into reality. The architectural surveys help people identify the physical properties of the building & combine them with the site location to build up historic assets such as dams, bridges, ships, wharves, canals, windmills, parks, gardens & cemeteries etc.


Steps like main objective for the survey, performing research, doing fieldwork & making survey reports are crucial to architectural surveys. While the objective establishes the motto behind surveys, research helps in gathering of relevant information & gives a broader view of the property in question. The fieldwork involves the visual & physical identification, documentation & recording of historic properties in the survey site. Finally the results of the fieldwork & research are combined into a single report that displays the technical findings with text & illustrations.

The mechanical surveys have become common for transportation, automotive, energy & aerospace industries. Mechanical engineers rely on these surveys to identify & solve the sustainable design problems in the production sector. The mechanical surveys are mainly recommended for finding out machinery faults of bearing wear or gearbox that affect the durability & increase the occurrence of catastrophic failures. But in time mechanical surveys will help keep at bay such instances.

Many land surveying companies are offering a wide range of services to help the AEC industry cope with the rising surveying demands. Those associated with the AEC industry in one way or other are certainly going to find support with Geomet-surveys. We are an established company in UK dedicated to fulfill the client’s varied surveying needs. Our team of surveyors have working expertise in all areas of surveying including boundary surveys, building surveys, mechanical surveys, architectural surveys, GIS surveys, topographic surveys & aerial surveys.

As a professional surveyor we understand which elements in surveys can be crucial for the success of your project. We are dedicated to bring out the best surveying results that can be relied on for the rest of the construction process. So don’t have any doubt on our ability for surveying. We have the requisite knowledge & experience to make your project a huge success.

Get Your Basic Property Layout with Cheap Land Surveys Service from Geomet-surveys

The land surveys fulfill the basic layout requirement of projects coming from construction to environmental sector. The land surveys go beyond the general perception of traditional drawing techniques & constitute advance land measuring & land mapping. The entire area of application of land surveys is getting redefined each time a new survey variety is added to them. The topographic surveys, building surveys, location surveys, construction surveys, boundary surveys are some of the enhanced varieties of land surveys that are drawing increased attention these days. Whatever may be the kind of land surveys but they eventually finish in marking of boundary lines of both government & private properties.


The boundary surveys, construction surveys & location surveys are the widely used land surveys which support in the building of airports, bridges, railroads & skyscrapers etc. Similarly the building surveys are conducted for better management of construction projects ranging from small building to large industrial plans. They include important elements like elevations, 3d models & floor plans in them. There is again a huge demand for topography surveys in market. These surveys are done to record the terrain or relief, the 3D model structure of the surface and the detection of special landforms such as plains, valleys, hills depressions & other natural features including lakes & streams. Techniques like relief shading, hypsometric tints & contour lines are being followed in these surveys to generate topographic map for representation of elevation data in electronic form.

The land surveys form the groundwork required for the designing & construction of building projects. The professional surveyors carry out different land surveys including building surveys, construction surveys, boundary surveys & topographic surveys to help clients find out the exact site location. They conduct topography surveys mainly to formulate topography maps of the land which will facilitate creation of engineering design layout, elevations of buildings to avoid floods. They also help in performing title surveys for property dealings & confirming that structures are built in line with the approved design. The land surveys are becoming highly essential these days for generating maps on river bottoms for dredging design, aerial maps for lay out photo control, documentation & feeds to demarcate boundary lines, maps for roads, pipelines, airports, tunnels, railroads & underground cables.

The professional land surveys service providers are so many that people often face difficulty in choosing the real performer. Geomatics UK Ltd is a Britain based site engineering & land surveys service company that would certainly live up to your expectation of both quality & price. We specialize in building surveys, mechanical surveys, location surveys, construction surveys & topographic surveys for commercial & residential properties across the whole world. Our land surveys are based on ultra modern surveying techniques to provide clients with every minor architectural detail that would assist them in getting the fully measured drawing layout of the given site or structure.

If you are seriously searching for a cost-effective company with an advance approach to all your land surveying needs, then Geomatics UK Ltd is the answer. With our years of experience, we will help you to prepare the accurate layouts of building structures & ensure smooth execution of projects thereby keeping the cost under control.