The Elevation Certificate quote seems a little high. Why does it cost so much?
We work hard to ensure our pricing for an Elevation Certificate is competitive. The cost for a particular elevation certificate is dependent on many factors, but most important are your property type and whether established elevation benchmarks are readily accessible for the surveyor to use. The fee also takes into consideration the amount of time spent in making an Elevation Certificate. The process goes beyond looking up the data for your house in public records or searching a database. We invest the time necessary to produce a quality product for you. Our surveyors research your property information prior to leaving their office, but the lion’s share of the work is time spent locating the elevation benchmark, going onsite to find the elevation benchmark, taking the elevation readings of your property, making elevation calculations, double-checking the calculations, and producing the Elevation Certificate. By the way, we want you to know that once you receive our estimate for your El
