There isn’t a standard price for a boundary survey because every property is different.

The size of the property matters, but so do the quality of the existing records, the amount of field evidence available, the terrain, accessibility, and the complexity of the boundary.

Send me the property address and tell me what you’re looking to accomplish. I’ll review the property and provide a quote before we get started.

It depends on the property, the type of survey, and my current schedule.

A survey can involve record research, fieldwork, analysis, calculations, and plan preparation, so there’s usually more happening behind the scenes than the time spent at your property.

When I provide your proposal, I’ll give you an idea of the anticipated schedule and keep you updated as the project moves along.

No.

Tell me what you’re trying to accomplish—putting up a fence, buying property, building something, dividing land, resolving a boundary question—and I’ll help you determine what surveying work makes sense.

You bring the project. I’ll help with the survey part.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Fences are useful evidence, but a fence alone doesn't necessarily establish the location of a property boundary.

A boundary survey considers deeds, previous surveys, monuments, occupation, and other relevant evidence before I form my professional opinion of the boundary location.

Property lines are interconnected. In order to provide a reliable and properly documented survey, the entire boundary must be researched, measured, and evaluated as a whole.

Surveying only a single line without considering the full boundary could result in incomplete or misleading information. For that reason, boundary surveys are performed on the entire property.

County GIS maps and apps like onX are great tools for getting a general idea of a property's location and shape, but the parcel lines shown on them aren't a substitute for a boundary survey.

Those lines may not line up precisely with the boundary evidence on the ground.

If you're making a decision that depends on the location of a property line—like installing a fence, building an addition, cutting trees, or addressing a boundary concern—a professional boundary survey is the appropriate way to investigate it.

Use the map to get oriented. Use a survey when the line matters.

Sometimes this sounds simpler than it really is.

A property line doesn't exist independently from the rest of the boundary. Before I can give a professional opinion about where one line is located, I may need to research and evaluate evidence affecting the property as a whole.

Tell me what you're trying to accomplish and I'll determine what work is necessary.

A surveyor's job isn't to choose sides.

My job is to evaluate the available records and physical evidence and provide an independent professional opinion of the boundary location.

If the results differ from what you or your neighbor expected, I'll explain what I found and the evidence behind my opinion.

Because boundary evidence doesn't always stop at your property line.

Surveying your property may require locating monuments, occupation, or other evidence on adjoining properties to understand how the records and evidence fit together.

When necessary, I'll work respectfully and professionally around neighboring properties.

No.

Homeowners make up an important part of my work, but Breaker also provides construction layout, subdivisions and lot line adjustments, topographic surveys, elevation certificates, legal descriptions, easement exhibits, and other professional surveying services.

An Elevation Certificate documents specific elevations of your home or building in relation to established flood information.

They’re commonly requested when a property is located in or near a mapped flood hazard area, often as part of lending, flood insurance, or floodplain requirements.

If your bank, insurance company, municipality, or another professional has told you that you need one, send me what they gave you along with the property address. I’ll take a look and help you figure out what’s needed.

Breaker Surveying Company serves Northeastern Pennsylvania, with much of my work in Luzerne, Lackawanna, and surrounding counties.

If you're unsure whether your property is within my service area, send me the address and I'll let you know.