Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA Posted on March 6, 2017 by HerrimanSurveyor I get calls all the time from someone requesting an Elevation Certificate or Elevation Survey. Usually it’s because they’ve gotten a letter in the util from their mortgage company telling them they have to get flood insurance. This leads them to contact their insurance company and that […]

Can Engineering Flood Study Help Your Neighborhood?

Can an Engineering Flood Study Help Your Neighborhood? A recent article in the Allied News in Grove City, Pennsylvania reminded me of the Engineering Flood Studies that I have completed over the years and how these have helped the neighborhoods adjacent to the streams that were studied. “FEMA says it does allow the municipalities to pay for their own […]

The Basics of Land Surveying

The Basics of Land Surveying Posted on August 11, 2015 by HerrimanSurveyor What is Land Surveying? Land Surveying dates back to ancient history. Surveying is used for multiple projects.  A survey is done to establish a specific location of a parcel of land along with its exact acreage.  It is used to ascertain boundaries for defining an area of ownership […]

What Is A Land Surveyor?

What Is A Land Surveyor? Posted on July 28, 2015 by HerrimanSurveyor A Land Surveyor is essential whenever you plan on building a house, buying or selling a property, or dividing your property amongst your children. Many land surveyor made it down to history. In fact, three of the four faces carved in Rushmore are land surveyors (Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson […]