Why More Commercial Renovations Start With As-Built Surveys

Surveyors performing an as-built survey with a 3D laser scanner and digital building plans before renovating an older commercial building

Contractors open the original plans. Then they walk to the building. The two don’t match. A wall was moved ten years ago. A storage room got added after a storm. Someone rerouted a drain line and never told anyone. This happens constantly in Panama City, where a lot of commercial buildings were patched, expanded, or […]

Why a Metes and Bounds Survey Matters When Family Land Changes Hands

Licensed surveyor reviewing a metes and bounds survey with family members before transferring inherited land

Family land carries history. It also carries risk. A metes and bounds survey is often the only way to find that risk before a property changes hands. Many parcels here have been passed down for generations. The legal descriptions tied to them were written long ago. Before any deed is signed, gifted, or settled through […]

How to Choose Between Surveying Companies in Your Area

Property owner reviewing a survey map with a surveyor while comparing surveying companies for a land survey project

Finding a surveying company is not the hard part. Knowing how to compare them is. When you search for surveying companies, you will find plenty of options. The tricky part is figuring out which one is the right fit for your specific job. Two companies can both hold valid licenses and still be very different […]