Re: speaking of GPS.....

From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 29 2005 - 14:07:03 PST


 > A neighbor built a brick garage that was about 2" onto our family's
land. We made him
 > remove the encroachment. Getting a good survey is essential, IMO.
BTW, that was before
 > the days title insurance was common. It cost him a bundle.

I would also. In rural Indiana the closest you can build to the
property line on the sides is 15 feet, front 100 and back 25, so you
would think that encroaching on a property line would be extremely
difficult. My neighbor (same neighbor with the electric fence) put a
building 2 feet over my property line. Fortunately it is a skid mount
building. I've told him that he has to move it in the sping. If not my
trusty 10,000 lb forklift will move it for him. And you never know, the
forklift is pretty old, so if the building hits the ground fast from the
maximum lift height of 10 feet, there could possibly be some damage. (;->)

Dave

J. Forster wrote:
> MV wrote:
>
>
>>Ahh you are right. They sell mapping products. I did purchase one of
>>their cheap GPS systems for use with my laptop while on the road. It
>>was $99 and is pretty amazing for the $. It has saved me a lot of wrong
>>turns.
>
>
> No question GPS is a very neat thing. But what s good enough for mapping is not for
> property bounds.
>
>
>>Although your property may be surveyed accurately, I wonder how far off
>>the master stakes are that were used to survey your property. A lot of
>>them were driven a hundred years ago or so??
>
>
> This area was surveyed and landmarks set in the late 1950 by USGS, so I'd expect them to
> be very good.
>
>
>>So what exactly is the point of being within .01 feet? My joker
>>neighbor put a fence on the property line after I moved in and he used
>>6" posts (.5 feet) and electrified it with an electric fence charger.
>>Get within 1/8" of that and things start to get a little tingly.
>>
>>Dave
>
>
> A neighbor built a brick garage that was about 2" onto our family's land. We made him
> remove the encroachment. Getting a good survey is essential, IMO. BTW, that was before
> the days title insurance was common. It cost him a bundle.
>
> -John
>
>
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