Translate the deed into a field question
Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 322 regulates land surveying, including boundary location and survey documents. The state's minimum standards regulation addresses research, field work, monuments, and plats. Those duties explain why an old deed can affect office and field time before a line is marked.
Rural facts to disclose before quoting
- Every deed and parcel, not only the tax acreage total.
- Prior plats, easements, road records, and known monuments.
- Woods, hills, caves, creeks, fences, livestock, gates, and seasonal access.
- Full exterior boundary, one line, selected corners, division, or topo area.
- Monuments, line stakes, signed plat, legal description, filing, or digital file.
A fence and a division are not comparable
A fence request may need the relevant boundary and enough stakes for construction. A tract division may require a new description, plat, local review, access analysis, and recording. Obtain the county planning or clerk requirements first. If a permit or flood question is involved, identify the exact agency document rather than asking for a generic survey.
Read the proposal for assumptions
Ask whether the estimate includes research of adjoining descriptions, setting missing monuments, clearing, county review, recording charges, revisions, and a return visit. Separate the expected field date from the final plat date.
Send this Kentucky brief
Purpose: [fence, sale, dispute, division, design]
Evidence: [deeds, plats, roads, easements, known corners]
Site: [woods, hills, creek, livestock, gates]
Needed: [corners, lines, plat, description, filing]
Deadline: [date]
Please identify research, monument work, local review, and exclusions.
Verify the professional
Confirm the responsible surveyor in the Kentucky Board's searchable roster before hiring.