ᐅ Offer for Surveying a Single-Family Home

Nordlys schrieb:
I waited six months for the final survey of the completed house between commissioning and execution.

In that case, it mainly depends on the correct and complete representation in the cadastral map. Whether the building data lags behind reality by three months or half a year is much less important than if someone has to wait for the staking out or site plan for the building permit / planning permission.

Zaba12 schrieb:
They were and are 60cm - 70cm too deep.

And was there any damage? If yes, who paid for it?

Christian K. schrieb:
Does the survey depend on the house type as well?

Mainly on the construction costs.

Christian K. schrieb:
Could it be that the quote is somewhat higher because the effort is greater?

Fee schedules and honorariums allow for some, but rather small, flexibility depending on the degree of difficulty. The biggest challenge is the boundaries. In older cadastral systems, the effort can be immense, so mixed calculation bases are used for the calculations to prevent those with poor cadastral data from paying five times as much as those in new development areas. In a new development with a coordinate-based cadastre, the three services are actually quite straightforward, assuming the necessary expensive equipment is available. Therefore, the price surprises me a bit, as a surcharge for increased difficulty is very unlikely.
However, as I said, I do not know the current market situation, nor your building project, the location, or the quality of the cadastre. And the 400€ is really just a rough, gut-feeling estimate. Talk to two other providers and to your neighbors. Maybe these are indeed the current prices.

Escroda schrieb:
It mainly depends on the accurate and complete representation in the cadastral map. Whether the building records lag behind reality by three months or half a year is far less important than someone waiting for the staking out or site plan for the building permit / planning permission.

And, was there any damage? If so, who covered the costs?

Mainly from the construction costs.

Fee and honorarium regulations allow for certain but rather limited flexibility regarding the level of difficulty. The biggest challenge, however, lies in the boundaries. In the old cadastre, the effort can be enormous, so the calculation bases are founded on a mixed costing approach to ensure that someone with poor cadastral documentation does not pay five times more than what would be required in a new development area. In a new development area with a coordinate-based cadastre, the three services are actually quite straightforward, assuming the necessary expensive equipment is available. Therefore, the price surprises me somewhat, as a surcharge for increased difficulty is highly unlikely.
But as I said, I am not familiar with the current market situation, nor your construction project, the location, or the quality of the cadastre. And the 400€ (€) really is only a rough estimate from gut feeling. Talk to two other providers and the neighbors. Perhaps these are indeed the going rates today.

Of course there was. The builder had to pay an additional €16,000 (€) for the landfill due to extra excavation. There was no compensation.

We are paying around €1500 including VAT for the detailed staking and the later survey (for the land registry). However, we have already paid the surveyor about €850 for creating the site and elevation plan needed for the building notification, house design, etc.

The construction company (main contractor = shell builder) sets up the batter boards.

Zaba12 schrieb:
There was no compensation.

Why not?

Escroda schrieb:
Why not?

Why should there be any, since it was still compliant with the zoning plan.
Actually, he just "underreported" 60-70cm (24-28 inches) sloping from the north towards the street on a 642 m² (6,908 ft²) lot.

Another neighbor also received no compensation from the architect (even though the house was still within the building line, the architect planned the house too close to the street, so 15m (49 ft) steel sheet pile walls were required to secure the excavation), because he had to cover an unplanned extra €15,000 himself.

But feel free to share from your experience how a contractor can get out of such a mismeasurement. (not meant provocatively – just curious)

Christian K. schrieb:
Does the surveying cost also depend on the type of house? 400€ (about $430) is not cheap. We are building a 2.5-story house without a basement and need to raise the ground level by 1.5m (5 feet) up to the street. Could the higher quote be due to the increased effort involved? I’m trying to find another surveyor in the area to see what they say.

Honestly, I wouldn’t stress too much about paying 100-200€ (about $110-$215) more than usual. Sure, that’s a nice bathroom fixture. Compared to other items you might mess up (whether planned or accidental), that amount is really insignificant.