Kalkaska, MI Residential / Commercial Surveying

As a registered land surveyor, we provide a range of services beyond simply surveying property lines. From our home base in Kalkaska, MI, we range over all of Northern Michigan – and no one knows Kalkaska County better than we do.

From mortgage reports to ALTA surveys to aerial mapping and land division – We are the surveyor of choice.

Our Services Include:

• American Land Title Association (ALTA) Survey - Occasionally an ALTA survey (American Land Title Association) is requested to satisfy certain lending institution or title company requirements. It combines boundary surveys and mortgage reports to meet particular needs pertinent to title insurance matters.
• As-constructed surveys
• Assessor and proprietor plats
• Boundary and lot surveys - The property corners, whether a metes and bounds description or a platted subdivision, are marked or established based on the legal description of the property. Also included are the locating of improvements, locating encroachments from or onto neighboring parcels, and a certified drawing defining the results.

Additional services can be included, including sideline and / or setback staking. Please see our order form section of this website for additional information and your personalized
no-cost estimate.

• Condominiums
• Construction staking
• Control for aerial mapping
• Easement surveys
• Elevation survey - Sometimes required by lenders for property abutting water to meet FEMA flood insurance requirements. Elevation surveys refer to a variety of services that determine the elevations necessary for building setbacks and floodplain determinations.
• GPS Services
• House/building stakeout - Prior to construction, a house or other structure can be accurately staked on a parcel, with offsets, so that it is built in the correct position. This can be coordinated with the builder to make sure the necessary stakes are provided.
• Land division - Required when one piece of land is divided into two or more parcels. Drawings and parcel descriptions are prepared for the new parcel(s) and easement descriptions can also be included.
• Mortgage reports - Lending institutions and / or title companies often require mortgage reports during property transactions. The lender or title company provides a legal description of the property, and Farrier Surveying prepares a drawing showing the size, shape, and location of existing improvements relative to the recorded property dimensions. Boundary corners and property lines are not located during this process. Please see our mortgage report order form located under the order forms section of this website.
• Oil/gas well staking and pipeline surveys
• Property line disputes
• Sideline staking - If considering fence installation, an addition to existing improvements, or if you simply need to know where your physical property line is, we can provide you with an estimate for sideline staking.
• Site plans
• Tree Surveys
• Well staking and E.I.A.s
• Wetland Surveys

Also serving Antrim, Crawford, Western Otsego, Northern Missaukee, Northern Wexford, and Western Grand Traverse counties.

Contact Farrier Surveying, Inc. today at 888-458-2454. Browse the website for more information about ground penetrating radar, oil and gas surveying, our staff or resource links and order forms.