Boundary Surveys

A retracement of your property lines from the record — deed research, monument recovery, and physical corners set on the ground, sealed by a licensed Professional Surveyor.

Request a Quote (313) 633-4941

Overview

What a Boundary Survey actually involves

A boundary survey establishes exactly where your property begins and ends. We start in the records — your deed, the recorded plat, prior surveys, and the county section corner records — and reconcile them against what is actually monumented on the ground. Where the record and the ground disagree, that conflict is resolved by a licensed surveyor applying Michigan boundary law, not by splitting the difference.

The result is a sealed drawing showing your lines, dimensions, bearings, the monuments found or set, and any encroachments discovered. It is the document a municipality, an attorney, a title company or a contractor will actually accept.

When you need one

Typical triggers

Building a fence or structure

Most Michigan municipalities will not issue a permit near a lot line without a survey showing the setback.

Buying or selling land

Confirms the parcel you are paying for matches the deed, and surfaces encroachments before closing.

A neighbour dispute

A sealed retracement is the evidence that resolves a line disagreement, or supports it if it goes further.

Splitting a parcel

A division cannot be described or recorded without an accurate parent-parcel boundary first.

Questions

Boundary Surveys FAQ

A mortgage survey is a limited product for a lender — it confirms the general position of structures and obvious encroachments, and corners are typically not set. A boundary survey is a full retracement with corners physically monumented on the ground. If you are building, fencing, splitting or disputing, you need the boundary survey.

Yes. A boundary survey includes setting durable monuments at the property corners, capped and identified, unless an existing monument is recovered and accepted in that position.

Not always. If a recent sealed survey exists and the monuments are still recoverable, we may be able to work from it. Send us what you have with your enquiry and we will tell you honestly whether a full new survey is warranted.

Need a quote for boundary surveys?

Send us the parcel and what the work is for. We reply within one business day, and we will tell you honestly if you need something different from what you asked for.

(313) 633-4941 Use the quote form