I drove with a friend to the lot on Saturday morning--rented metal detector in hand--to try and find the corner markers for the lot. We were successful finding the pins relatively quickly.
One was right near the water and power boxes (behind the car) between my property and the lot to the South. And the other was exactly 60 feet away.
I'll cut to the chase with all the findings:
So, what next?
Made two calls this morning:
It turns out the origainl plan was to have the cabin on the West side of the lot, but at the last minute I asked for it to be shifted to the East. The original position for the septic field was also on the East. I can't remember why I asked for them to be changed. I'm regretting it now. If I'd had access to the lot at the time (it was covered with snow), it would have been apparent, but I didn't. There you go.
Over the weekend, I also sent an inquiry to my building engineer asking about the possibility of changing from LVL to Glulam (due to reduced price) and also whether we could increase the on-center spacing of rafters. Good news on both fronts, but it cost me a bit to have him do the research. But I'll save 1000's of dollars by reducing the number. Money well spent, but I also could have avoided this with clearer instructions to the drafter and engineer at the outset. (What is it they say about hindsight....?!)
One was right near the water and power boxes (behind the car) between my property and the lot to the South. And the other was exactly 60 feet away.
I'll cut to the chase with all the findings:
- 👍Found both the corner stakes. That was my main objective, and it was accomplished within about 30 minutes.
- 👍The corner stakes were exactly 60 feet apart.
- 👎The stakes are just metal rebar that were pounded in to the hillside at least 10 years ago. They may have moved as the hillside settled.
- 👎The neighbor's cabin to the East looks to be very close to my property line, possibly over. I had been assuming all along that the cabin was in the middle of his property. (You know what happens when you assume!!)
- 👎There's no way I want to build with my site-plan as-is. Our cabins would be much too close together, and there would be a huge build up of snow between the cabins in the winter time.
- 👎It's possible that his staircase landing is either on or *very* near my property. No way to tell for sure without a proper survey.
So, what next?
Made two calls this morning:
- I called a land surveyor in Leavenworth. He's going to give me a bid and timing/availability tomorrow. Gotta get someone up there ASAP to establish the true property lines.
- I called my plan designer/drafter to request an updated site plan that swaps the location of the cabin and the drain field. The cabin will be on the West side of the property and the drain field will be on the East side, near the other cabin. Hopefully he can get on this quickly, as I need to get the amended site plan approved by the County -- shouldn't be hard.
It turns out the origainl plan was to have the cabin on the West side of the lot, but at the last minute I asked for it to be shifted to the East. The original position for the septic field was also on the East. I can't remember why I asked for them to be changed. I'm regretting it now. If I'd had access to the lot at the time (it was covered with snow), it would have been apparent, but I didn't. There you go.
Over the weekend, I also sent an inquiry to my building engineer asking about the possibility of changing from LVL to Glulam (due to reduced price) and also whether we could increase the on-center spacing of rafters. Good news on both fronts, but it cost me a bit to have him do the research. But I'll save 1000's of dollars by reducing the number. Money well spent, but I also could have avoided this with clearer instructions to the drafter and engineer at the outset. (What is it they say about hindsight....?!)
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