How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps

How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps Posted on July 28, 2017 by LaughlinSurveyor What are FEMA flood maps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community.  This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study.  The FIRM gives […]

Flooding From Excessive Rain Downstream From Earth Dams

Flooding From Excessive Rain Downstream From Earth Dams Posted on July 21, 2015 by LaughlinSurveyor The Daily Republic in South Dakota published an article that talks about an earthen dam that recently failed because of a nine-inch rainfall last 29th of July 2010. The heavy rainfall overwhelmed the dam’s capacity causing it to fail. No injury was reported on […]

Things to Know When Building Your House

Things to Know When Building Your House Posted on July 14, 2015 by LaughlinSurveyor Land Surveying in Building your house It is a very good idea to build your home because you will be able to get exactly what you want instead of when you buy. Of course, you may need to add some things or you may […]

Surveying For Fence Construction

Surveying For Fence Construction Posted on July 7, 2017 by LaughlinSurveyor In a recent article “A lot on the line with a new fence,” the writer mentioned one of the sayings that I always think of regarding fences: “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” Know Where Your Property Line is Located A large portion of the calls I get […]