Look at and survey land

It's a good day when Andrew posts.

The surveyors said if you don't like your neighbor you should have bought their land first. That blew my mind because it is so true.

Great working with you Andrew and thank you for bringing along your equipment, especially your gas powered machete haha. It's a great piece of property and I am glad we could help you with the acquisition. Looking forward to seeing your projects develop. Next time I'll bring the GPS for you to check out.

I firmly believe in strong, visible and up to date property markers set by professionals. Well done.

Surprised you thought this was a 'boring video' - this was great. Even trivial 'tasks' make for some great entertainment. That half hour flew by and I learned something new about surveying. Thanks for sharing with us. When you find people whom doing the most rudimentary tasks with rarely result in the feelings of boredom - those are the special people in life.

My dad was a huge fan of your channel. He was a huge fan of DYI, home improvements, building projects, the outdoors, and dogs. So your videos were pretty much perfect for him. It seems like every time I saw him he'd tell me about your latest episode. Eventually we started watching the episodes together. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer last December and it slowed him down pretty quickly, so he ended up spending less time doing physical things and more time watching videos, yours especially. My mom got him one of your shirts for last Christmas and it was a huge deal to him. He passed away back in May. In his final days, he and I ended up watching a lot of your videos. Even at the very end, they brought a smile to his face. Thank you for what you do. Your videos bring people a great deal of happiness. One of them was my dad. Another one is me. Thank you.

I always pour at least a 6" concrete disc at the foot of the pin. It keeps grass from obscuring the pin and makes them easy to spot.

Andrew, you're smart to mark your boundaries, and having surveyors with you was an excellent idea.

I’m with you Andrew. I hate developers! They get in there, chop everything up into the smallest pieces and then move on! 😡

I have heart trouble and can’t do things like I used to. Born with a bad heart. I look forward to your videos when you post. It’s like going back to the property that I grew up on. We always had a project. These videos make me feel like I’m part of something again. Thank you so much. Your hard work means a lot to some of us.

Great idea Andrew! I am 75 years young and have moved 9 times in my life. What makes or breaks a successful move and your property enjoyment are your neighbors! If they are PITA's then you must move or somehow legally destroy them! If they are nice you will love your new personal space! Thanks for posting another small adventure for us to enjoy and take care!

I like the way the surveyors aren’t just happy with the pins being within an eighth of an inch, it has to be “spot on” for them.

Absolutely right what you are doing, Andrew. Good thing you can afford it. I couldn't do that a few years ago. That's why neighbors settled all around. Suddenly my trees were too tall, my dog and lawnmower were too loud, and all that crap. Then I gave up and sold. I settled in better somewhere else.

Andrew, would have been cool if you took a drone photo and sketched out new boundary lines, with your existing boundary lines on it, to get an overview of new purchase compared to what you previously had!

It was nice to see the Surveyors explaining everything, and being as helpful as possible, all the way through. Yes the Dogs WERE being good, weren't they? 😎

Video was great, but the best part is seeing you hanging with Dad. I think you should try to do more videos with him before he gets to the time where he is not up to it. I lost mine to pancreatic cancer 22 yrs ago.

That's not a machete.... it's a car stereo installation tool.

The one inch rebar is some nice overkill. The organizations I worked for (local government and private) used 1 in galvanized pipe. Andrew had good insight on how a survey has errors in it, and the surveyor's explanation of closing the loop the distributing the error was a good.

I was trained as a land surveyor in the early '60s, BEFORE laser electronic measuring devices existed. We used BUFF, GURLEY, and K&E (KUEFFEL & ESSER) theodolites. We read "traverse closures" to within 20 seconds of arc, visually, on a VERNIER plate, with a reading glass. Each set of "stations" had to close in a ring to 360 degrees, using the "2N-4 Right angles"formula.

I love the dry stacked stone walls. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and it is nice to see them!