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 As Land Surveyors we have helped many folks to a successful closing and have guided many others to a successful project completion.  A Land Survey will help you to be a good neighbor.   Remember, that by doing a land survey, it will help you to stay within your boundaries and your neighbors to stay within theirs.  The old adage of “Good fences make good neighbors” is correct, provided that everyone has put the fence in the right place. Nobody can afford to make a mistake.

 When an outdoor project is ready to get started, the last thing you need is a setback.  If you’re buying a new home, have your lot marked out before you move in.  If you are going to put on an addition, build a new pool to cool off in, put up a new fence or make some yard improvements, doing it in the wrong place, could be doubly costly. To quote Ben Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Know where you are going, so you don’t wind up someplace else.

Please don’t forget, that digging up an underground utility could prove deadly or very costly.  We offer underground utility location for both residential, commercial and institutional properties. Call before you dig! 

During the past year many of you folks may have been confronted with having to purchase Flood Insurance due to the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). There are new changes to the NFIP because of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, commonly known as BW-12.  The biggest attention is being paid to the rate increases which have been implemented pursuant to BW-12.  The rates are now intended to more closely reflect the “true flood risk” of the structure being insured.  These rate changes were effective as of October 1, 2013.  New purchasers securing a mortgage, or folks who have let a policy lapse are finding large rate increases because subsidized rates are being phased out.  Owners of subsidized policies will see a 25% rate increase and subsequent rate increases thereafter, until rates reflect the true flood risk.  

Elevation Certificates are being required by the legislation to make a determination as to the amount of the risk and ultimately the cost of your insurance policy.

Elevation Certificates are to be performed by surveyors and that’s where RDM Surveying enters the picture.  RDM has performed many of these certificates and the good news is that we have found that some folks aren’t in the Flood Zone at all!  Please remember that this applies to both residential and commercial properties alike. 

Once the determination has been made by the elevations that you are not in the flood zone, we then can prepare a LOMA application (Letter of Map Amendment), on your behalf.  The LOMA has certain requirements that must be performed by the surveyor and then it is electronically filed with FEMA for review and ultimate removal from the Flood Zone.

The process can appear a little daunting at first glance. Our years of experience in working with FEMA will make this an easy, straightforward process. We do it all.  Once we have official confirmation from FEMA that the structure been removed from the flood zone, we forward the official paperwork to you.  The best part is when you take the paperwork to your insurance carrier and present it for a one year rebate.