Costs for surveying - what does it include?

I do not yet fully understand how the surveying costs are composed. I will describe my understanding. In the ancillary construction costs, approximately 3,000 EUR for surveying are often mentioned.

First of all, it is not completely clear to me how often and when the surveyor comes. As I understand it, in development plan areas larger plots are often divided into individual parcels. These parcels must be surveyed and boundary stones have to be set. This has already been done by the seller of our property, so I assume that a significant cost block of the surveying is already covered, right?

In the building application, the site plan is part of it. The basis for this should be an excerpt from the land registry. This costs between 18 and 40 EUR in Saxony. If there are several and one is certified, the costs should still be in the peanuts range, right? So under 200 EUR. Also, we have a building notification procedure, so no building permit is required. Furthermore, the creation of the site plan is included in most construction service specifications. Basis for this (to be provided by us): excerpt from the cadastral map (18 - 40 EUR).

Now it continues with rough and fine staking out. These costs are usually included in most construction service specifications, or I would have them included.

Afterwards, at least in Saxony, the building itself must be surveyed once it is finished. We have already been informed of costs amounting to 772 EUR for this. Surveying like takeover fee.

So, if the surveying of the property and boundary stones by the seller are done, and if the site plan as well as the rough and fine staking are covered by the provider’s construction service specifications, but we have the special case that the building must be surveyed AFTER completion, then I would now calculate 1,000 EUR ancillary construction costs for surveying and that’s it, right?

Surveying property, boundary stones, site plan, rough and fine staking, surveying after completion – have I forgotten something or not sufficiently considered something?

We were told that here it is only skimmed and thus surveyed - but it surely costs the same

Surveying plot, boundary stones, site plan, rough and fine staking out, surveying after completion - have I forgotten or not sufficiently considered something?

If the parcel has its own numbering, the subdivision survey is already completed. A special case is a so-called deferred marking, which means that the boundaries exist in the cadastre, but the boundary stones are only placed on site after the completion of the construction work. However, the cost carrier for this is usually the client of the subdivision, so this would no longer be at your expense.

The site plan can be prepared by the architect or surveyor, if included in the construction service description, then that is also done.

Rough and fine staking out are obviously already included in the construction service description, therefore also done.

Only the final building survey remains, so you will manage with the mentioned €772, because that is a fixed fee of the respective state (if no time proportions are included, which varies from state to state).

Only for special cases (easement registration etc. etc.) would additional costs arise, but that would be unusual or you would have to specifically commission that.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe

Thank you very much, great!