Does It Matter if Your Surveyor Is Licensed?
Does it matter whether you retain a licensed professional land surveyor? It does, and here’s why: If you hire a professional land surveyor, you know you’re getting someone who has demonstrated through rigorous examination that they have your state’s required level of education and have earned recent continuing education credits that keep them up to… Read More »
Tags: Land Survey, Licensure, National Society of Professional Surveyors, Survey, Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors
Colorful Flags and Underground Utility Markings Keep Everyone Safe
By Nicholas Schramer When people see a crop of colorful flags and paint marks on their property, the reaction usually ranges from annoyance to alarm. What’s going on? Those flags and paint marks are more important than they may first appear. Please resist the temptation to remove them! About the Expert: Nicholas Schramer has more… Read More »
Tags: construction, Land Surveying, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Utility Locating
Potholes: How They Form and How They Can Be Prevented
Whether traveling on local streets, rural roads, or busy highways, nothing is more satisfying to a driver than a long stretch of smooth road. Conversely, nothing is more aggravating than a route peppered with potholes. Unfortunately, without proper road maintenance, the latter can become the norm rather than the exception ― and in addition to… Read More »
Tags: Asphalt, base course, patching process, pavement preservation, pothole prevention, Potholes, subgrade
