With turnkey construction, it must be standard to stake out the foundation slab. Our surveying costs were only for surveying the finished house for the land registry. Something around 1000,-
whether this is now standard and the house therefore costs xy € more than not being standard and I pay xy € directly to the surveyor ... in the end it's six of one, half a dozen of the other ;)
If I pay it directly, it might still be somewhat influenceable...
Here the surveyors' lobby has claimed something that originally does not belong to them. The staking out of a house with a string framework and its correct placement on the plot belongs to the masonry trade, and every [BU], led by a master, should be able to do and deliver that.
I am of course with you... but with [leisten] a billing immediately follows. I was asked if this should be done, of course at price xy.... so I can then weigh whether BU or the surveyor does it.
Here the surveyor lobby has claimed something that originally does not belong to them. Setting out a house with a string frame and its correct placement on the plot belongs to the masonry trade, and every construction supervisor led by a master should be able to do and deliver that.
Yes and no, considering that a total station (surveyor's device) can cost around €20,000 and also provides a certain accuracy, it greatly contributes to the precise position on the property. Just think about the 3 meters to the boundary, who wants to be liable if it ends up being less than 3 meters?! The construction supervisor or the surveyor?!
...I haven’t been an active surveyor for a long time, but when it comes to accuracy and location, this one is better suited than the “+-1 cm measurement on the construction site.” :)
A little tip from my recent experience: If a lot has been demolished, the elevation may have changed since the initial survey. So it's best to also commission height measurements along with the rough staking to avoid surprises. For me, everything was suddenly 20cm lower.