Cardinal Surveying

May is the best time to be in Louisville, Ky.  This year Cardinal Surveying is proud to be part of the team “greening up” Churchill Downs’ operation by working on parking lot and drainage improvements for this historical treasure.  But first before work can begin , we have to let the horses run at the Spring Meet!  Come out and enjoy the track as much as possible in May and June.

Cardinal Surveying is proud to be a part of the team that helped Ford Motor Company upgrade its Fern Valley Plant in Louisville, KY.  Ford is a terrific corporate citizen in Louisville as well as a great economic engine for our community  and we love having them expand here.  Thanks  also to the United Auto Workers Union and all its workers for making this project a reality for our city!

Businesses, lenders, and real estate attorneys working on purchases of  new commercial property should be advised that new minimum standard detail requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title standards (effective February 23, 2011)  have gone into effect.   Richard Matheny of Cardinal Surveying  attended a course presented by Charles L. Bevington, P.L.S.  of Transit Seminars  in Clarksville, Indiana.  The seminar reviewed all of the changes and new requirements including Table A requirements, new measurement standards, specific record document research and an option for the lender to require professional  liability insurance. These new requirements will benefit all parties by clarifying the ALTA standards to assist with uniformity of standards for land surveys nation wide.

Cardinal Surveying’s Richard Matheny attended a
seminar of new Trimble Robotic Instruments.
The technology, especially the new Trimble GX 3D
Scanner was amazing. Thank you Precision Products
for the demonstration. Let’s hope for a good economy
next year and maybe an upgrade is possible.

Cardinal Surveying Services uses G.P.S. and Carlson Survey 2010 to coordinate all the data for your land surveying or construction project.  Call us today for a competitive bid !

What is the value of a boundary survey when purchasing a new home?  Is a new home not the biggest purchase in your life? You may think-it is not worth the money or a person involved with the sale may say “don’t bother” with a boundary survey.  However, this security is much more important than the $50 warranty you pay for when buy a new T.V.!  Lenders usually require title insurance for their protection but they do not always require boundary surveys and the related insurance for the buyer’s protection. If you do not have a boundary survey, you often waive the protection of your monetary investment in your home that title insurance is meant to insure.  Do the research-a boundary survey is worth the investment.  Call Richard Matheny,  PLS at Cardinal Surveying for more information or a quote.

FEMA Certifications-Louisville, KY

New mapping and local regulatory determinations by MSD have placed certain parcels in and outside of the Floodplain and floodway around Jefferson County, Kentucky.  If you have recently received a letter from your insurance company, MSD  or if you are purchasing a new home near a creek or stream, you should obtain a flood elevation determination.  Cardinal surveying provides this service and use G.P.S. to accurately location your property’s elevation.  Give us a call for a quote.  The cost of the FEMA certification may save you a  lot  in flood insurance cost.

Renovations to your house on your spring time agenda?  Need a new fence,  site work or improvements such as a pool or retaining wall in your backyard?  Most of these projects  require either surveying of your lot or a site plan drawing of your lot for both accuracy purposes and sometimes local permitting requirements.  Our company offers these services in a reliable and prompt manner. Please give us a call.

A Great time to buy or build a new home is now.  Why?

1.    Interest Rates are at an historic low.

2.   Federal Tax Credits available until April 1st.

3.  Large amount of inventory available at record low prices.

Look now for your dream home.

Remember to obtain a survey when buying a home to protect your investment.

The Courier Journal quotes the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors that the median price of homes rose in May  for the first time since January of 2008.  Builders are optimistic this is the beginning of an upspring.