FEMA Elevation Certificate After Raising a Home
When you raise a house, you change the height of its lowest floor. Flood officials and insurers care about that number more than any other. Once the lift is done, your old FEMA elevation certificate shows a house that isn’t there anymore. A new certificate fixes that. It records your home as it stands now, […]
Perc Test Planning for a Rural Home Site
You found a rural lot, and now someone says you need a perc test before you can plan a septic system. That test matters, but it works best once you have a rough idea of where the house, driveway and well will go. A perc test measures how fast water soaks into the soil at […]
When a Residential Survey Helps Before a Major Renovation
A big renovation changes more than the inside of a house. Additions, bigger footprints, new garages, and second stories all change how a home sits on its lot. They can also change how close a home sits to the property line. A residential survey gives homeowners clear, current measurements of the lot. This helps before […]