How To Find Your Property Lines & Mark Them At Your Own Home

Looking for a way to find your property lines? You’ve come to the right place. Over the years we’ve done a lot of research on how to find and mark property lines. Now I’m going to share what we’ve learned with you in this article. Hopefully it will save you some time and money in the long run!

Whether you are planning an improvement project or simply want to explore what your property looks like, knowing the boundaries of your property can be both helpful and practical. If you aren’t sure how this is done, the process is actually quite simple.

Step 1: Review your title report and property survey (if available)

Before you begin, make sure you have a copy of your title report. This will tell you who owns what in the neighborhood and whether there are any outstanding taxes or liens against the property. If you don’t have a copy of this report, contact your county recorder’s office or hire a real estate attorney to help you obtain one.

Also check to see if there is an existing property survey on file for your home. A property survey will show exactly where your house and all other structures on your property are located in relation to each other, as well as any easements or rights-of-way that affect how your property can be used.

These surveys may be available from local government offices, real estate attorneys or private companies that specialize in creating them.

Step 2: Locate your property corner pins.

If your property has been surveyed and marked with corner pins, there’s a good chance that they’re still visible today. If not, it will be necessary to determine the location of your property line by line-of-sight or by other means.

If you know where all of the corners of your house are located, then you can use that information as a starting point for locating other corners of your property.

For example, if one corner pin is located on the northwest corner of your home and another on its southeast corner, then there should be one more corner pin somewhere between them. You’ll need at least three corner pins in order to locate all four corners of your property.

There are several methods to determine property lines, but the most accurate is to hire a professional land surveyor. If you’re looking for an alternative, here are five steps that can help you find your property lines.

Step 3: Measure out to the street.

The next step is to measure out from your house or garage to a known point on the street. This can be done by using a tape measure (or even better, a laser distance measurer), and measuring from your structure to the curb line (or edge of pavement).

Be sure that you are measuring perpendicular to the curb line, not parallel with it. In other words, if you are measuring from a side wall of your garage, make sure that you are not measuring at an angle but rather directly towards the curb line.

If there is no curb (which is common in some newer developments) then use one corner of your property as a reference point.

Step 4: Connect the lines of your property.

With the help of your neighbors or a surveyor, you can determine where your property line is located. You may want to hire land surveyor to do this step for you if things aren’t clear.

If the lines are clear in your mind and everything matches up in reality, then congratulations! You’ve got yourself some nice new property lines that can help keep things running smoothly for years to come.

Step 5: Check for any survey marks or monuments on your property.

A surveyor’s monument is an object placed on the ground to mark a boundary line. These are often small concrete blocks or bricks, but they can also be larger objects such as trees or boulders.

If you find any survey marks or monuments on your property, make sure you record their location and get a photograph of them. It’s possible that more than one surveyor visited your property over the years, so it’s important to know which ones placed these markers and where they were located.

In conclusion: Consider hiring a professional, who can use a “cadastral survey” to determine your property lines. These surveys consist of locating fixed objects on both sides of your property and taking measurements between them to produce a blueprint that can be used to settle boundary disputes. The service is merely a few hundred dollars, and will help you get everything you want out of your land.

We hope this article provides you the information you need to find your property lines. If you like our ideas and methods, share this article with at least two other people, since sharing is caring. Have fun in the great outdoors.

Property lines for fence

To find your property lines, you’ll need to contact your local planning and zoning office. The office will be able to provide you with a map of your property, which will include the exact location of any fences on your property line. If there is no fence, you can use a metal detector or simply walk along the edge of your property and mark it on a map as you go.

The next step is figuring out how much space each section of fence should take up on your property line. If your fence is going to run parallel to a road or neighbor’s home, then it should have enough room so that vehicles aren’t forced into another lane while passing through the area or pedestrians aren’t forced into the street unnecessarily when walking past it.

If there are other obstacles such as trees or shrubs between you and your neighbor’s house, then they may also affect how much room you need for each section of fencing along their side of the property line.

The bottom line

Your property lines are the boundaries of your land and can be identified using a variety of methods. The most basic way of finding your property lines is by staking them out.

As with any legal matter, it’s always good to consult with a professional if you are unsure of how to proceed.