Boundary Markers-Pillars

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Marking of property boundaries is a very complex and highly specialized activity.  It is critical that boundaries be determined and marked accurately so it is clear where properties begin and end.
Landowners need to know where property boundaries are. Without owners knowing boundary locations buildings could be on property lines, it could be difficult to meet set-back requirements, neighbours could build on the wrong side of the line, and safety problems could occur with construction over gas lines or other utility rights-of-way.
Home Owner should beware of throwing away the survey Mark (pillars, Beacons etc.). If the survey Mark is just where that fence post should be — please build around it. The cost of replacing a survey marker could be as much as the cost of the fence, driveway or landscaping in the first place.
Contractor should beware of damaging survey Marks Contouring, grading, fencing, road building and other work with heavy equipment is a common cause of destroyed survey evidence. Grading along the boundaries of a lot, road, subdivision or pipeline right-of-way can result in hundreds of survey pins being moved or destroyed.  A Registered Land Surveyor has to be retained to re-measure and re-establish the destroyed markers. It adds to the cost of construction and, in the end, to the amount the consumer must pay. The easiest way to avoid the problem is to ensure that the metal pins are clearly identified prior to any earth moving activity so that machinery can avoid them.
Repairing the damage; when survey evidence is destroyed, it is often quite costly to re-establish. A Registered Land Surveyor must re-determine boundaries by measuring from the closest survey evidence that can be located. In some areas, the nearest evidence may be blocks away or, in rural areas, miles away.  Once the measuring has been completed, a new mark can be put into the ground. Also, a new survey plan must be prepared and filed at Land Titles.

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