I purchased a property which had a survey done by this company back in 2002…read more The plat accessible to the online public, had 2 places missing whether or not a pin was found or set. That was questionable. I hired them to come out, find, set, and mark the property boundaries and lines. Just to be sure I knew what I now owned. The same side in question from the previous plat, the side with missing pins, had 22 pine trees in the path of the line during my survey. I have since had the trees removed, and noticed that the marker stakes are snaked, where it should be a straight line. It's evident to anyone with functional eyeballs. When I called the company to address my concerns, I was first told I'd receive a call the next morning. By mid afternoon of the following day, I still hadn't heard back, so I called, again. Which was fine, things happen. I was transferred to speak with Mark. I explained that the line was not straight, and how I understood a mistake could've occurred due to the pine trees. I also mentioned to him that the two days the survey was being done, it was terribly rainy, too. I simply assumed there was an equipment error. Mark was condescending and unwilling to even consider that his company could be anything but infallible. It was a gross display of human interaction. After sighing and showing no sign of being interested in my questions or concerns of the $1,100 job his company did, he finally agreed that someone would come out, but it would take a week. He gave me 2 different days, (a Friday and the following Monday) that he would have someone come to recheck their line. He made it very clear that if the line was in fact, straight, he would charge me for that time. I assured him that it wouldn't be a problem because I'm not blind, and I know the difference between straight and snaked. We ended the conversation with the Friday and Monday on the schedule. Confirmed. Not surprisingly, the company was a no-show. No phone call. No excuse or apology. Nothing. They wasted my time. But, like I said, they already received $1,100 for the job. What do they care about professionalism after the fact? The check was cashed. This isn't the only platform receiving this information. The BBB is being contacted, as well. Please, if you need a survey done on your property, look for a reputable business. There is absolutely no excuse for these unethical practices to continue.

Had them do a survey and perc on a piece of property a few years ago and they did great had them do…read morea survey within the last year and have ask for a copy showing my BRL numerous times and have not been able to get it , called in numerous times and ask that Scott Marsh return my call and he could not seem to ever find the time

Lavelle & Associates did an incredible job on my not so regular sized lot! Once I requested service…read moreonline through Yelp! I received an immediate email explaining how the survey process works and the full transparent costs were presented at the time. Definitely contact Lavelle & Assc for any surveying needs. For me it helped establish the property line between me and my neighbor, before any construction was to begin.

I recently needed to find a surveyor to perform a complete survey of a ~4 acre forested…read moremountainside property on which I live in a rural mountainous area, in large part because the landowner and I had realized that it had apparently been over 70 years since a really good/thorough professional survey had been done on the property, and also due to the fact that there are lots of ambiguities about the exact location of some of the property boundaries, which is not at all unusual for heavily-forested mountainside properties in rural areas. This company, Lavelle & Associates, was one of two local survey companies that I called in the hopes of finding a very good surveyor willing and able to do the job (the other company that I called never did call me back...). When I first called Lavelle, my call was routed to the phone of Dustin Lavelle, who, I had been told by a receptionist, was in charge of the survey division of the company (I learned a couple of days later, well after Dustin's return call, that he is the president of the company). My call to Dustin's extension on that first call rolled to voicemail b/c Dustin was not available, and I left him a brief VM introducing myself, explaining what I was looking for, and leaving my contact phone number. Dustin Lavelle called me back about 20 minutes later, and, after basic introductions both ways, he encouraged me to tell him more about the property and about the goals that the landowner and I had for the survey, a task which took at least five minutes. When I was done answering all of Dustin's questions and providing basic information, which means that we were already at least 6 minutes into the call, he then proceeded to take at least 47 additional minutes of his time to explain to me a number of things about the task at hand, including the following: -- he revealed to me that during the early minutes of our call, he had brought up on his computer screen some of the survey maps and other info about the property accrued in county and state records over the past 100+ years, and shared with me some of that information as needed. -- he then explained to me the various challenges that I would face in getting from the prospective survey all of the information that the landowner and I were seeking, simply due to the limitations of surveying rural heavily-forested mountainside properties, and also due to the known deficiencies of the reference points used in earlier surveys done on the property over the past 130+ years. -- he also explained the various challenges and problems that any good surveyor would face in performing a full survey of this type, and in delivering the various deliverables (new markers at all corners, markers at intervals along perimeters, a survey map showing the property lines with respect to a nearby road and creek, as well as depictions of the locations of driveway, house, well house, outhouse, and other key human-made structures/ infrastructure, etc.). -- he then gave me a ballpark range for the fee that any good surveyor would likely charge for the job, an estimate that was quite close to what I had predicted would be the fee range. -- he then proceeded to tell me -- and this is after having spent almost an hour of his time giving me what amounted to a very-high-quality graduate-school-level crash course (and I should know; I spent almost a decade of my life in grad school studying the sciences, and four years studying engineering at the university level...) in rural forested mountainside property surveying and the challenges thereof -- that while he was willing to remain in the background as my resource person, and while he would be willing to do the survey if no one else would do it, he wished to decline the job for now because he felt that he was not the most qualified person to do it. -- He instead referred me to a much smaller survey company in a small rural mountain town located in the same mountain range in which I live, telling me that they had far more experience with surveying this unique type of property than he had. (BTW, I called that company a few hours later, and within an hour of calling I hired that survey company that Dustin had so kindly recommended.) After Dusin's customized mini-graduate-level tele-course in mountainside surveying, along with recommendations, had ended, I was speechless with graditude and appreciation. I asked him if he would allow me to reimburse him by paying a consulting fee of at least $200 for all of the time and excellent advice that he had just given to me, but he absolutely refused my offer, telling me that what he had just done was simply part of his job as a professional, and it was all free of charge. Well, I am a professional myself (multi-disciplinary consulting & R&D scientist-engineer) and I can tell you that Dustin went well beyond the call of duty in assisting me, a prospective customer, and in ensuring that I would have only the best possible outcome! Amazing! Beyond 5 stars!

This is not a mean-spirited review. I just don't want to see anyone else deal with the stress I've…read morebeen put through. I'm a Fauquier County native, business owner & Pastor who personally thought I knew Jim Carson the owner. Jim has been around a long time, and I like him as a person. I hired his firm to provide me a major site plan to build a church in Marshall VA where I currently Pastor. Sadly, it's cost me 4 times the amount he agreed to and I'm currently on my 9th modification to the so-called "approved plan" he put his engineer stamp on. Now we are having major issues with finalizing the ADA sidewalks and parking locations. Jim nor his employees will now return calls, text, emails, etc. If you need anything done that requires an engineer approved drawing, I absolutely do not recommend using his company. Employees make or break a company and unfortunately several of Jim's employees are just grossly incompetent to say the least. I plan on pursuing this further with our legal counsel.

From the owner: Let The Area's Most Experienced Team Work For You…read more Carson Land Consultants offers civil engineering, land surveying, land planning, and land-use consulting. Our team is comprised of dedicated, reliable professionals with decades of experience. We strive to maintain the highest level of professional standards, in both personnel and technology, to ensure our client’s needs are met with thoughtful, cost-effective solutions.

Mr. Johnson is the best option for a surveyor in Jefferson County WV. Each property I purchase is…read morealways complex to find multiple pin points as property markers. Nothing seems to be square when it comes to land. Mr. Johnson has successfully done subdivisions of land for me and gotten them through the county with me. I highly recommend him.

I can't get a return call and neither do any of the people lve recommeded them too. Dissapointing.read more

Hired them to do a survey of my townhouse so I can get my building permit and HOA approval to build…read morea deck. They surveyed the house across the street because it had a for sale sign, told my significant other that he gave them the won't address, and we're incredibly rude when he asked for a refund, saying we gave them the wrong address. They didn't offer to help us get a correct survey and argued about a refund "because they already did the work". Find another company.

From the owner: Schools & Townsend, P.C. is a full service Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firm serving…read moreNorthern Virginia, Stafford, and Fauquier County for close to twenty years. The majority of our senior staff has 30+ years of experience in offering engineering and surveying services. We offer competitive pricing to large companies as well as individual business and home owners. We are conveniently located in Old Town Manassas, just one block from the Prince William County Courthouse.