Gill C

Our solicitor has suggested that we have a Boundary Survey on the property that we are buying on the Sunshine Coast.

Anyone one know how much this is likely to cost?

annqldau

Never heard of it so can't help, does your normal survey/searches not cover what's happening round about anyway?

Gill C

No, we are talking about the physical location of all boundaries, as we don't know if the fences (were there are fences) are to prevent animals getting out or are the actual boundaries.

Teliko21

Sounds like the re-establishment survey we are supposed to get done before our house build can start. We have been told this will probably be between 2-300 dollars.

Gill C

It may be the same, our plot is 10 acres so boundaries are not clear.

wanderingwombat

The issue is that to determine the boundary, the surveyor has to peg the block. Under QLD law that requires the lodgement (fee) of a current survey plan of the block.

Check with a local surveyor.

WW

JohnAndNetta

For Search of Dept of Natural Resources and Mines, Brisbane City Council and Service Authority Records, field survey to locate and level features calculations drafting and issue of electronic drawing $1,100 + GST with Norris Clarke & O'Brien Pty Ltd Quay st. Brisbane.

This was on a plot of about 685m2 on a very steep gradient. We had to have this done prior to pool and extension work due to previous issues with boundaries. The neighbour wasn't contesting but we needed to make sure we comply with all the very complicated boundary and fencing rules for the new work. So we had to re-establish the correct boundaries as the previous owners of our house and their previous neighbours had moved things around a bit.

The survey took place in February 2006.

Hope this helps, but suggest you phone round to get quite a few quotes first as I'm sure we could have got this done a bit cheaper if we weren't so constrained with time.

Netta

OzSheila

We paid $1716 (inc GST) last November - Melbourne prices though. Boundaries were measured and marked out (pegged) and we got plans, etc. Ours was a little more complex than normal because there is a strip of land at the rear of our property that we needed to determine ownership of.

HTH

JohnAndNetta

Hi HTH

You've just made me feel a bit better (see my previous post above). Ours was relatively complicated too, but I always assumed we were being overcharged. $1200 doesn't seem so bad compared with your $1716! I can sleep at nights now.....

cresta57

Have you been and paid your $10 bucks at the dept of mines and natural ?resources for a copy of the RP on your block?
We were told we needed the same but paid the cash to the guys above, this enabled us to locate the original pins for our block. There had been a few burn offs over the years but the old hardwood pegs were still there, we simply borrowed a few of the white sticks with the red tops from work and knocked them into the ground next to the old pegs. This was sufficient for the local shire council & the house builder.
Failing that idea the company we work for insists on a survey for every acreage block, the surveyors are from down your way and come up to Gympie for approx $500 bucks. I'll get a phone contact for you on Thursday when I see the engineer.
Good Luck

OzSheila

Yes, I do think we ended up paying more than we should have. Didn't get quotes due to time constraints etc and surveyor recommended by solicitor. Lesson learnt for next time!

Gill C

Thanks for that Sean.[


QUOTE=cresta57]Have you been and paid your $10 bucks at the dept of mines and natural ?resources for a copy of the RP on your block?
We were told we needed the same but paid the cash to the guys above, this enabled us to locate the original pins for our block. There had been a few burn offs over the years but the old hardwood pegs were still there, we simply borrowed a few of the white sticks with the red tops from work and knocked them into the ground next to the old pegs. This was sufficient for the local shire council & the house builder.
Failing that idea the company we work for insists on a survey for every acreage block, the surveyors are from down your way and come up to Gympie for approx $500 bucks. I'll get a phone contact for you on Thursday when I see the engineer.
Good Luck [/QUOTE]

wanderingwombat

That of course assumes that the pegs are still in the original surveyed location. If the peg has been knocked out of the ground and not correctly replaced, any setout from the pegs may not be correct.

Not having the site surveyed may cost you money in the future.

WW

annqldau

If you put the address into this site Gill it should also give you a good idea of what your boundary should be as works on the plot boundary.

http://gis.qld.gov.au/iqed/map/ go to satellite imagery once you have it down to near street level.

Gill C

We have the copy of the survey done in 1988 showing the boundary and where the pegs should be but don't know if they are there or not as we haven't seen any sign of them. If we can't find them we need a surveyor to re validate the boundaries.