Land Surveying is an important subject, especially if you’re a homeowner, you’re building a home, or you’re in construction. There are many different things that go into surveys. All of them are important and vital for different reasons. Here are some that you should be paying attention to: Boundary Survey – A boundary survey with… Read more »
Building a detached garage or other outbuilding on your property has many great benefits to your home. It grants you more space for cars and storage. It also gives you the option to turn the current attached garage into another convenient space for your home. One thing you must consider with an addition, like a… Read more »
Your house is getting cluttered, and your garage is getting piled up with yard tools. You’re looking to clean up your house and get rid of some junk that you don’t need. A shed in your backyard might be the best solution to store items you don’t need in your house or garage. Before you… Read more »
When a transfer of land is taken place, it is always good to hire a land surveyor in case of any changes were made to the land. A new survey done by a licensed professional clearly outlines the current legal description of the land. What does a land survey cover? Land surveys define the boundaries… Read more »
Putting up a fence in your yard can be a difficult decision at times because you want some privacy in your life, but you don’t want to come off the wrong way as a neighbor, or maybe you do. You will have to consider some things before you do so, which includes land surveying. Reasons… Read more »
After enduring some struggles over the course of the last decade, the housing market is in excellent shape right now. In fact, according to one CNBC report that was released at the end of March, the seller’s market is stronger than it has been in years at the moment and many real estate agents are… Read more »
In order to obtain accurate measurements across a wide variety of topographic features, surveyors look to not just one, but four norths, each of which denotes a different direction and point of reference. Many people outside of the profession don’t realize just how flexible the term “north” really is. Rather than referring to just one… Read more »
At Blaze Design, Inc. we do our best to serve society by conducting detailed, accurate land surveys each and every time we’re out in the field. After all, people all over Vermont and New York depend on us to keep their homes clear of flood plains, unstable terrain, and other environmental hazards. Every now and… Read more »
Population growth is reaching unprecedented levels across the world. Having breached 7.1 billion, the concentration in world population is centered in the East, such as China and India. Domestically speaking, the population growth is gobbling up residential and commercial land faster than ever. The population of the US surpassed 300 million for the first… Read more »
In our last post, we briefly made mention of the damage that was caused throughout the state of Vermont by Hurricane Irene in 2011. What we didn’t really go into detail about was how to deal with that damage once the storm has passed. As you sift through your water-logged possessions and all of… Read more »