Thurber Engineering and Land Surveying

Mr.Thurber was courteous, very pleasant and punctual. He performed the server on the day he stated at the price he stated. The PLAT was emailed to us by 2PM on that date as he stated it would be.

Jim Thurber is a solo operation and survey our property last Friday. He required an advance and I made one via paypal. We had initially made an appointment with Dominion to do the work but they stood us up the previous week with no calls or explanations other than " the crew is unreachable via phone". So I called Jim. I will echo all 83 prior reviews with the same satisfaction - he made an appointment, showed up, performed the work, walked me through the marked property and answered questions. I was delighted to find we had some side yard to claim once we clear the brush. He is accompanied by his dutiful daughter who helps him out. Very happy with results and will heartily recommend Jim for your survey needs.

Jim was very professional and thorough. He took the time to explain the details of the survey to me and answer any questions that I had, which I appreciated very much. Jim unearthed and confirmed the location of existing boundary markers, and he marked the boundary in other locations with wooden stakes. Jim and his assistant completed all of the measurements in an hour or two, and he promptly sent me an official copy of the survey 2 days later. It was a pleasure doing business with him!

He did a great job. He was really well priced. Good interactions with him. Nice guy.

prompt response, easy to schedule and job well done for survey for elevation certificate

Mr. Thurber was very responsive and diligent. The day of the survey, he brought in an assistant and quickly got into business. He sent the plat via email as a pdf file within 24 hours. When the contractor had to pull permits, all it took was an email to Mr. Thurber, and he promptly sent the hardcopies of the sealed plat on the mail. Outstanding experience!

I called Jim to get a quote for a survey of our plot in order to extend the fence to our property line. He was able to come out later in the week and perform the service. He located and marked the original iron pins as well as putting in new stakes for me to mark where our fence can go. Extremely professional and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him or use his services again.

Note - I did not include the fee here since every job is different. I did feel the fee was good and reasonable for the service performed. I contacted Jim via Angie's List and he was at my house within a week of my first contact. I had the survey results the day after his visit. He made sure I understood the process and had all my questions answered. Because I got a survey I was able to confirm that my back fence is inside my property line. I will be able to reclaim about 6 feet more yard on one side and 2 feet on the other. Jim made it easy to see the discrepancy because of his survey. I would use him again in a minute and suggest that anyone who wants a fast and accurate survey do the same.

Needed the property boundaries verified before a major landscaping and fencing project. Called Jim and he was able to come out in about a week. Arrived on time and found the original iron pins at the boundary points that I could not locate, which indicated about a 4' error in what I assumed were the property lines. He verified the pin locations based on the plat and then put intermediate marking posts along the two sides in question to establish the boundaries for the other contractors. Fast, reliable, and best price for this work.

I spent around $200. He's really responsive, professional, meets appointments and does what he says he will do. I would recommend him.

In the process of purchasing a home, and as part of the title company process - there is always the land survey line item. All the quotes we saw listed $350 for basic and up to $450 for actual marking of the property lines. Jim's quote for $325 included the property marking. Additionally, after submitting the initial request on their website - we were in communication throughout the weekend (this was unexpected) In the end, the seller offered the land survey service as part of closing - so we had to decline the quote. These days, anyone willing to respond over the weekend is enough to warrant a positive review at least on that aspect.

Very well. He replaced the lines for us. He was very responsive and took care of all of our needs. The prices was cheaper than we had been quoted by previous engineers. I would highly recommend this company.

Jim came out and surveyed our lot for an addition found that our addition would not fit where we wanted to put it due to county setbacks, he gave us some options and helped us to make it work. He is the only one that caught the fact that we were over the setback line, this issue could have caused us to have to tear down the addition and start over. As anyone knows this could have caused a serious financial problem for us, Thank you Jim!!!!!!! I would recommend him to anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. I forgot to mention the price was GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim was amazing throughout the entire process. We contacted him asking for help with getting an elevation certificate after the company recommended by our insurance company didn't respond after two days. It was really taking a flyer to contact him, but he responded within an hour to my email. We corresponded over email to discuss what I needed (an elevation certificate) and how quickly (within 48 hours), and he offered to do the certificate for $350 with a deposit required ($175) beforehand and the remainder after it's done. He actually did the surveying the morning after I emailed him, within about 15 hours. We'd been told other places may take up to 3 weeks, and for double the price. He was very patient with all of my questions, and happy to explain the results and process in more detail as well. For someone looking for a surveyor, I'd highly recommend Jim's company to everyone. For those unfamiliar with what they're doing, he'll answer the questions to make you feel more confident. Thank you very much, and keep up the great work.

We wanted to install a fence, so we needed to survey to see where our property lines were. We found Jim on Angie's List. I called him up based on the good reviews and reported prices, and he scheduled the survey for the following week. He came out during the day and marked the property lines with stakes. He found the metal pipes in the corners of our yard that we'd been unable to find previously, and marked those as well. He also emailed us a detailed property line survey. Basically, this was a hassle-free transaction, completed quickly, for a very reasonable price. Couldn't be happier, and would definitely recommend.

I called Jim in relation to providing me a land survey and plat, because I am looking to install a fence, and sprinkler system in the upcoming weeks. Jim sent me a copy of the bill in which I wanted to have the survey, and plat completed, the total price was$325, with $150 deposit. Jim came out to the house a day early, because it was likely that we would have bad weather, on the day of his scheduled visit. Jim was very professional, and knowledgable throughout the process, and I would definitely use him again, for future jobs.

Contacted this company to mark boundary in my property for fencing; guy named Jim responded; all the terms and everything was fine; asked me the initial deposit of $150 and is paid; then set the date to perform service 10 days later; on the day, the guy didn't show up, until I called and left message in his phone and email. Then the guy called and stating he forgot about it and was on another project location. Seems came to the property as I left after waiting for 2 hours and looked at it and asked me to provide him the plat survey (so I'm confused whether I'm the surveyor or this guy and I have to pay him as well as work on his job); anyway next day provided plat survey and waited for 2 days no response. So sent him email again, then this guy responds that I'm bothering this guy to do the work; and agreed for refund and he did. My suggestion to customers is, do not trust this company (and the guy Jim) and better work with some other local company; I would suggest angieslist to verify these type of companies I'm finding out in hard way that so many companies listed in angieslist are either incompetent or couldn't find job outside, just masquerading as best service provider and listed in. Hire some local company, stay away from this company (can't do small job and so can't do any job).

The company performed the survices while I was at work. Within a few days I had the plat mailed so I could have my permit prepared for a screened in porch. The price was average from what I could find out. They did an excellent job. I was very pleased!

Thurber Engineering provided a topographical map of my property that will be essential as we build a new house there after removing a small existing property.

Survey and new plat of lot. They were terrific!

Jim did an excellent job. Work was done well, on time and at a reasonable price. Would not hesitate to use again.

Easy to schedule. Responsive and reasonable rate. Punctual and thorough. Had promised to get document by certain date and did not meet that date. Received following day around noon. Expressed some displeasure with this given initial agreement to meet set date. This grades down the professional and overall score a bit. Quality seems good. No complaints otherwise.

Working with Jim was a pleasant and easy experience from start to finish. I had an immediate reply to my email from his website, and after exchanging several emails to get the particulars of the property and if the survey would answer the questions I had, he gave me the price for the survey (4 lots) and I gave him a deposit through PayPal. Unfortunately, the timing was lousy because he was ready to start the survey the week we had nothing but heavy rain on a daily basis which was followed by a week of extremely high temperatures. He kept in touch with me so I would know when he was going to start and asking permission to cut vegetation to get access to one corner of the property (of course!). He sent me the plats as pdfs and then set an appointment with me to bring me hard copies and answer questions. Final payment also through PayPal. Everything was well handled, boundaries clearly marked and having the plats as pdfs is wonderful. Too bad I can't give Jim a higher rating than an A!

I emailed Jim and received an email back with a couple of hours. He was able to come out 5 days later. He showed up early, brought a helper, did his thing, was cordial. More importantly was the turnaround was less than 24 hours for the finished product. He emailed me a PDF and mailed the hard copy the next day. He required 2 payments (which I did via PayPal.. which is great!) the first was up front for $150 the next was after he sent the PDF for $125. Professional, Punctual, no BS.... I recommend him!

very professional, easy, fast service.