Posted by PJH on December 21, 2020 at 14:56:12 from (50.45.34.202):
In Reply to: OT land surveying posted by steve-in-ga on December 21, 2020 at 06:33:05:
Steve, I've staked at least a dozen fences in situations like you're talking about. The very first thing that I always did was make certain that the property owners knew I was not going to court over a disagreement. I also insisted that both property owners be present and agreeable. If there was a disagreement, I would refuse to help them. The property owners first had to jointly show me the points that they wanted me to use. After having done all of that, it was usually a fun few hours getting a nice straight line established for a new fence.
If you can rent or borrow a decent transit, you can set up on the hilltop and "wiggle in" between the two end points. You just pick a spot that you think is on the line and set up the transit there. Take a backshot and flip the scope and see how good you guessed. If you're in the middle of a 1200' survey and you missed by 10', move the transit in the logical direction about 5' and try again. It might take you three or four tries - maybe more, but you'll eventually get wiggled in between your end points. When I DO get wiggled in, I have both property owners look through the transit at the two end points so that they are comfortable with what is going on. There's a real satisfaction in seeing a new fence that is as straight as a rifle shot.
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