Want to fence off my front yard. How do I know my boundary?

Hi all,

So I'm in Victoria.

Just brought a place, my front yard is mostly gravel. Very low maintenance. I'm wanting to landscape and add a front yard fence and have the fence as close to the street as possible so I maximise space . But how exactly do I know precisely where the boundary is? I've been told to see a surveyor but is this common? Anyone know how much they charge etc?
Cheers

 

I recently got a quotes for a boundary survey in Perth $1200/$1400

 

I recently had an entire property of about 700 square metres surveyed for $2500. This does not include the buildings. Hence, surveying the front should be $1000-1500. I got quotations and used www.staceysurveying.com.au. They did a good job. You may wish to ask how much extra it costs to have the entire property surveyed outside the buildings.

There are two forms of survey - RL (Reduced Level) and AHD (Australian Height Datum). I am unsure which is best for your purpose, so perhaps get both.

 

huh ? irrelevant and incorrect

you will need a Surveyor to remark your front boundary, so you can build your fence and (if any substantial structures) in the correct position.

costs will vary depending on a few variables like the age and nature of survey information available in the area.

call a few local Surveyors and ask for a price

 

The local council, my architect and the surveyor advised me about RL and AHD. I was also advised that the cost to do a full survey is not much more than a partial survey. I cannot recall the figures or the exact form of words.

 

RL - reduced levels
AHD - Australian Height Datum

These are reference points not survey types, the information is used on the plans to inform users of changes in terrain for users eg drainage, footings, slab height, elevations etc.

 

Correct, the unseen costs title searches, easements, caveats etc and survey data are all the same regardless of the survey type.

 

I think you may have confused some terms.
the RL is a spot height that relates to a common datum origin, be it, Aust Height Datum, or any other datum adopted

anyway a level and detail survey is not the same as a boundary survey.

a whole different set of data, plans, are researched and used to re-define a boundary position.

 

Advice such as the above is helpful. Until recently, all my renos have been internal, so surveys were not needed, just compliance with the BCA and the like. Hence, my knowledge of matters surveying is limited to observing that someone else is better suited to doing this. It's not so much confusion between RL and AHD as not knowing anything of substance about either. Maybe I'll stick to substances; despite the bad weather, some are still growing.

 

Just to clarify, it is a land surveyor you will be requiring to work out the boundaries. There are different types of surveyors who specialise on different areas of construction. E:g quantity, building, land