We design and manage subdivisions from plan conception to Registration of Titles. Using a team of associated consultants, all aspects of your development are planned and organised. We have reconfigured many residential properties, including large rural developments and multiple unit and town house developments. We have provided surveying services for marina developments, Shopping center developments, realignment of boundaries or boundary truncation surveys, easement surveys and numerous smaller scale subdivisions such as 1 into 2 or 3 lot subdivisions.
All building set out surveys are pre-calculated in the office prior to visiting the site. Your building plans must be delivered to the office at least two days prior to commencement of the project. This allows any design problems to be realised and dealt with well before construction. A set out plan is left on site confirming the location of building and recovery marks placed. Normally a second visit is required to accurately pin the footings. Accuracy of ±2mm is guaranteed for domestic buildings.
Our Company has been involved in the rezoning of properties for purposes such as urban & rural subdivision, multiple dwellings, town house developments, retirement villages, lease of air space for restaurant seating.
To assist with the construction of roads, bridges and structures, our company can set out the required positions for the contractors to build your project.
Most houses that are raised or moved require certification that the apex of the roof (or the highest point of the building) is below 8.5m from natural surface. Our company calculates the apex height before the dwelling is moved, together with interpolating the natural surface level from the original or historical contour survey. From this information we can supply you with the maximum amount the building can be raised. We then check measure the building after it has been raised and provide certification for the authorities.
This survey is conducted to identify the amount of fill or cut is required for a site, or the amount of soil removed or deposited on a site. Calculations can be done for large stockpiles or landfill projects, as well as for major earthworks for construction projects.
Any building or land lease that has a term greater than 3 years, must be accompanied by a lease plan prepared by a licensed surveyor. Any lease within a complex of more than 5 units must also include a master sketch showing the unit location within the complex.
It is common for building to be set out to a specific level, normally above a certain known local flood level. To do this a level from a known datum or Permanent Survey Mark is transferred to the site.
To separate and sell parts or whole buildings with a single lot, a Building Format Survey is required. In the past these were known as strata titling and group title developments. These developments contain are area of common property and are governed by a body corporate and a community management statement (CMS).
As a surveyor we can provide a wide range a services to the development industry. With the spatial frontier coming closer, surveyors are becoming increasingly better equipped with the knowledge and skills and to address the changing needs of our developing world. As such, we are also known as spatial scientists.
This service is used to assist with the designing of new homes, commercial developments and engineering projects. All above ground physical features and below ground services are located. This includes existing dwellings, structures, walls, footpath, banks, significant vegetation, sewer lines, water main, Telstra, power, gas, stormwater and road features.
This service identifies the original property boundaries as well as highlighting any encroachments or encumbrances on the land or title. This is utilised for the purposes of properly locating new buildings and boundary fences. Our professional services to peg the boundaries of a standard house lot of 600 square metres on the Southside of Brisbane is $1500. We will provide a fee proposal for you if you require to have your boundary identified.
Prior to purchasing a property, your solicitor may require you, the purchaser, to confirm that the property being purchased is the contract property. The only accurate means to check this is by comparing the surveys in the area with a physical measurement on the site. This service also highlights any potential concerns with the land (Eg: Fences or dwelling over boundary, building too close to boundary and any encumbrances on the land). A photo is supplied to confirm the identity of the contract property. By engaging our services to carry out a location certificate, you can have peace of mind that the property under contract has been correctly described.
Local authorities require all development of land to be above the 1 in 100 year flood level. To determine this level the topography of the land must be surveyed and used with the volume of the catchment to determine the Q100 level relative to the Australian Height Datum (AHD).
In order to place a structure within a waterway approval must be obtained. Our company locates all structures and vegetation within the prescribed area for the planning and design of jetties and pontoons. We also provide site control relative to AHD and the property boundaries to assist the pile riggers in the placement of the piles.
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Subdivision Management and Consulting
We design and manage subdivisions from plan conception to Registration of Titles. Using a team of associated consultants, all aspects of your development are planned and organised. We have reconfigured many residential properties, including large rural developments and multiple unit and town house developments. We have provided surveying services for marina developments, Shopping center developments, realignment of boundaries or boundary truncation surveys, easement surveys and numerous smaller scale subdivisions such as 1 into 2 or 3 lot subdivisions.
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Building Set out
All building set out surveys are pre-calculated in the office prior to visiting the site. Your building plans must be delivered to the office at least two days prior to commencement of the project. This allows any design problems to be realised and dealt with well before construction. A set out plan is left on site confirming the location of building and recovery marks placed. Normally a second visit is required to accurately pin the footings. Accuracy of ±2mm is guaranteed for domestic buildings.
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Material Change of Use
Our Company has been involved in the rezoning of properties for purposes such as urban & rural subdivision, multiple dwellings, town house developments, retirement villages, lease of air space for restaurant seating.
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Civil Set out
To assist with the construction of roads, bridges and structures, our company can set out the required positions for the contractors to build your project.
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Height Certification
Most houses that are raised or moved require certification that the apex of the roof (or the highest point of the building) is below 8.5m from natural surface. Our company calculates the apex height before the dwelling is moved, together with interpolating the natural surface level from the original or historical contour survey. From this information we can supply you with the maximum amount the building can be raised. We then check measure the building after it has been raised and provide certification for the authorities.
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Volume Surveys
This survey is conducted to identify the amount of fill or cut is required for a site, or the amount of soil removed or deposited on a site. Calculations can be done for large stockpiles or landfill projects, as well as for major earthworks for construction projects.
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Lease Surveys
Any building or land lease that has a term greater than 3 years, must be accompanied by a lease plan prepared by a licensed surveyor. Any lease within a complex of more than 5 units must also include a master sketch showing the unit location within the complex.
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Level Surveys
It is common for building to be set out to a specific level, normally above a certain known local flood level. To do this a level from a known datum or Permanent Survey Mark is transferred to the site.
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Building Format Subdivision
To separate and sell parts or whole buildings with a single lot, a Building Format Survey is required. In the past these were known as strata titling and group title developments. These developments contain are area of common property and are governed by a body corporate and a community management statement (CMS).
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Spatial Data Services
As a surveyor we can provide a wide range a services to the development industry. With the spatial frontier coming closer, surveyors are becoming increasingly better equipped with the knowledge and skills and to address the changing needs of our developing world. As such, we are also known as spatial scientists.
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Detail & Level Surveys
This service is used to assist with the designing of new homes, commercial developments and engineering projects. All above ground physical features and below ground services are located. This includes existing dwellings, structures, walls, footpath, banks, significant vegetation, sewer lines, water main, Telstra, power, gas, stormwater and road features.
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Property Identification / Identification Surveys
This service identifies the original property boundaries as well as highlighting any encroachments or encumbrances on the land or title. This is utilised for the purposes of properly locating new buildings and boundary fences. Our professional services to peg the boundaries of a standard house lot of 600 square metres on the Southside of Brisbane is $1500. We will provide a fee proposal for you if you require to have your boundary identified.
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Location Certification
Prior to purchasing a property, your solicitor may require you, the purchaser, to confirm that the property being purchased is the contract property. The only accurate means to check this is by comparing the surveys in the area with a physical measurement on the site. This service also highlights any potential concerns with the land (Eg: Fences or dwelling over boundary, building too close to boundary and any encumbrances on the land). A photo is supplied to confirm the identity of the contract property. By engaging our services to carry out a location certificate, you can have peace of mind that the property under contract has been correctly described.
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Flood Study Surveys
Local authorities require all development of land to be above the 1 in 100 year flood level. To determine this level the topography of the land must be surveyed and used with the volume of the catchment to determine the Q100 level relative to the Australian Height Datum (AHD).
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Jetty and Pontoon Surveys
In order to place a structure within a waterway approval must be obtained. Our company locates all structures and vegetation within the prescribed area for the planning and design of jetties and pontoons. We also provide site control relative to AHD and the property boundaries to assist the pile riggers in the placement of the piles.
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Examples of some of the more unusual surveys we may perform include:
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