What does a Survey Post Look Like? 

We received this question and decided the answer would certainly be useful for Real Estate professionals and their clients!

Third Rock's Standard Iron Post

This is what a survey post looks like

This is a modern survey post. It is about three feet long and it features a permit stamp used to identify the survey corporation that placed the post. Surveyors have used a variety of posts in the Calgary region over the last 100 years, but residential communities in Calgary will most likely have something similar.

This survey post was found beneath a utility line in Okotoks

Survey posts can be found near the surface, above ground level, or countersunk. It is our job to find these markers and use them to determine the boundaries of the parcel. It is not uncommon for these posts to be disturbed, bent, or mangled by heavy equipment which is part of what makes this profession so interesting.

The fence corner was built directly beside this survey post

As always, if you find yourself on a property with a question for a surveyor, please do not hesitate to call! More information about survey markers can be found here: https://www.alsa.ab.ca/Surveys-in-Alberta/Boundary-Markers

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