FAQ

A land survey is typically needed for several reasons, including:

1. Property boundaries: A survey can help determine the exact boundaries of a property and ensure that all property lines are clearly defined.

2. Real estate transactions: A land survey is often required by lending institutions, buyers, and sellers as a part of real estate transactions to establish the legal boundaries of a property. While it is not always required, it is always a good idea to be sure you know exactly what you are buying!

3. Building projects: A survey is essential for planning and executing building projects, such as adding a deck or building a fence, to ensure that structures are built within the property lines and comply with local zoning regulations.

4. Property disputes: A survey can help resolve disputes between neighbors over property lines or other boundary issues.

5. Easements and rights-of-way: A survey can help determine the location of easements and rights-of-way, which may impact the use of the property.

6. Maintenance and repair: A survey can help identify any issues with property lines or other boundary markers, allowing for timely and appropriate maintenance and repair.

We offer affordable and accurate boundary surveys in the Omaha Metro area. Our prices for simple surveys of platted lots (roughly 4-6 property corners, generally less than half an acre in size, and have generally available surveys nearby that have been completed in the past 30 years) in the omaha metro area surveys typically range from $500 to $850, but may vary depending on the specific location and circumstances. To get a more personalized and accurate quote, simply fill out our Inquiry form and our team will get back to you promptly!

For all other survey services, our pricing is tailored to meet the unique needs of each project. Fill out our Inquiry form to receive a custom quote and learn more about how we can assist with your surveying needs.

Our typical boundary, topographic, and house staking surveys take approximately one week for field work and one week for office work, but we allow a buffer of two weeks in our quotes to accommodate scheduling needs. This means from the time you give us a go ahead on your survey you will receive completed field work and a drawing within 3-4 weeks typically. 

For ALTA Surveys, we generally estimate a completion time of four to five weeks, taking into consideration the added complexity of these surveys. However, we understand that these requests may come with a tight deadline, and we will always strive to accommodate your needs. If you have an urgent requirement, please let us know and we will do our best to work with you based on our current workload and the specifics of your situation.

For all other surveys we will provide a time frame quote with our proposal.

we offer comprehensive boundary surveys that deliver the information you need to make informed decisions about your property. Our boundary surveys include:

• Thorough record research to ensure accuracy

• Clearly marked property corners and lines

• Identification of any relevant easements (Easements must be provided by the property owner upon requesting the survey, or shortly after. We do not research easements)

• A detailed plat of survey showcasing the results of our field survey and research, presented in an easy-to-understand format.

• Filing said survey with the state survey repository, as well as the county the work was completed in. 

we offer comprehensive boundary surveys that deliver the information you need to make informed decisions about your property. Our boundary surveys include:

• all items included in the normal boundary survey plus these below:

• Precise location of all improvements and possible encroachments on the property

we provide highly accurate topographic surveys that provide a complete picture of your property. Our topographic surveys include:

• All features of a Boundary survey as wall as the following:

• Precise elevation contours of your parcel of land (Typically in 1' intervals)

• Identification of all natural and man-made features on your property

• A comprehensive representation of the layout and condition of your land, making it ideal for property improvement and development projects.

The first thing you can do is contact us! We have all our surveys recorded and filed away.

Secondly, if you know your legal description of your property, you can look up your field survey online!

The easiest place to find all of our filed Nebraska surveys are on the state surveyors website. 

• For Nebraska Surveys: Here is a Link to all our filed surveys: https://sso.nebraska.gov/repo-new/search-ls.html

  1. Enter either of our License numbers for the state of Nebraska: #826 or #827

  2. search the results for your legal description of your property in the list!

• You can also find copies of our Surveys filed with your county Surveyors office in Nebraska. Most of our Nebraska surveys are Filed in either Douglas or Sarpy county, both of which you can look up online here if you know what subdivision, or legal description you have:

  1. Douglas: https://www.dcengineer.org/land-survey-records

     1. Select "Survey Search" and in the "Survey Company" Field type in "CornerStone Surveying"

     2. look for your legal description of your property in the list.

  2. Sarpy: https://apps.sarpy.gov/surveys/

     1. Select any of our current or Former surveyors from the "Surveyor Name" List

        1. Gary Tinkham

        2. Jeffry Daharsh

        3. Brent Krumbach

     2. Look for your Legal description of your property in the list.

• All other counties you will have to contact that specific county surveyor and they are usually good about providing copies!

• For Iowa surveys: the easiest way to obtain a copy is to contact us directly, via Phone or Email.

  1. You can also find copies of our Surveys filed with your county register of deeds office in Iowa. Unfortunately there is no best way to locate surveys easily in the state. Each county has a different process for recording them, most all are with the deeds office, some are with the GIS department too.