Additions, Garages & Pools

As a homeowner it is your right to improve your home and property. However, there are numerous zoning, boundary, and even deed issues that you need to be aware of before you set out to undertake an exterior home improvement project such as adding a pool or an addition onto your home. We have the skill and expertise to help homeowners with all aspects of the project to ensure it is not only feasible but complies with local, state, and federal requirements.

Whether your project involves an addition or a pool the process is quite similar. We start with researching both our own extensive records and the available online records. We next will visit the property and your town/city’s land records for additional information. We’ll perform some pre-survey calculations and mapping prior to heading out to the property to conduct the survey. Once we collect the necessary data for your property we return to our office and perform additional calculations and prepare the necessary mapping.

We prepare either a Zoning Location Survey or an Improvement Location Survey depending on the particular situation. Both types of surveys are utilized to depict or note the position of existing and proposed improvements with respect to applicable municipal setback requirements. The difference is that an Improvement Location Survey is utilized when your particular project might also required elevations or vertical information due to your particular town’s requirements or possible some physical feature on your property (i.e. steep slopes, wetlands, a drainage ditch, etc.).