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I just came home and found a survey stake in my back yard, several feet from the corner. Why is it there?
There are several reasons why a stake may be set away from your property corner:
- If you or one of your neighbours has ordered a boundary survey, it could be that it was impossible to set a survey bar at the corner due to rocks or the concrete base of a fence post. In those cases, surveyors will set a "witness" bar which is at least 1 metre away, so that it isn't confused with the real corner. The plan will show where the bar is relative to the corner.
- Wood stakes (not survey bars) are often set along property lines to indicate the location of the property line at that point. This is frequently done for fencing purposes.
- Wood stakes are also used to mark proposed grades in construction areas. Many stakes usually are set near the property lines, as well as inside the property, to properly guide the work crews when they grade the property in accordance with the approved grading design.
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