I'm buying 93.88 acres and about 1 of them is useable. The rest is mountain. The property is a big rectangle where the land forms a V. One side is a BIG mountain with protruding rocks and mature trees - we're talking dynamite to move. I won't touch that side as long as I own the property, it's too beautiful to mess with. The other side is more like a big hill - definitely some big rock formations that will prove challenging, but not as steep or rocky as the first side.
In the middle of the V is a stretch of creek with the side with the hill being the useable acre. I want to level the hill, or at least slope it at an easy enough grade for dogs and horses. My property basically divides at the top of it, but my history with the owners of the adjoining makes me think they will go halfway in this to move their half.
Where do I start?
I'm sure there has to be someone who comes out and surveys the property to give me an idea. What's his title and where do I find "him"?
2007-02-13 02:42:30 · 1 answers · asked by Amanda E 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You want a civil engineer. He will work with a surveyor to get a topographic survey of your site and prepare a grading, erosion control and drainage plan. This kind of project is our bread and butter type of work.
He may also have a geologist look at the site and make recommendations about the nature of the underlying soil formations and the impacts of grading on the slope stability.
2007-02-13 03:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by daedgewood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋