Surveying
One of the requirements for designing your new home is having a site survey done. We engaged Jonathan at Survey360 who has been fantastic. The initial survey report will cost you around $1,000 which includes pegging and a detailed report.
As we are lifting and shifting the house, an additional survey had to be done to determine RLs (Reduced Levels) and have surveyed height pins for FFLs (Finished Floor Levels). This is needed for the house raisers so they know exactly where the house has to shift to and how high the stumps need to be (the raisers are not concerned about the height of the actual house).
I decided to have four pins put in initially, these are located on our profile boards and specify the offset from the east (street-side) at 7,531 and the North (#48 Cochrane) at 1,500.
The RL was marked at 28,000 which is perfect and easy to work with, so no complicated math having to deduct 28,364 from say 30,689. Setting it at a round number just eliminates error.
But after chatting with Omar from Survey360, who was a delightful professional surveyor, I asked for additional pins to create a grid that defines where each new stump will be pored… and that’s where it got interesting. I gave Jonathan access to our secure document web post after which he came to back me asking where the measurements for the stumps were… well there were none on the plans.
So back to the designers awaiting a reply. More updates hopefully today.
