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Staking your claim. The importance of a professional land survey when buying, selling, and improving your property.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Mar 1984 (v.7#6) pg. 40

Tips on building a pen or shed that is "square, plumb and level." Includes tricks for establishing an elevation and for making a simple plumb bob.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1987 (v.71#5) pg. 20

Tips on establishing an elevation and methods for squaring any building project.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1989 (v.73#2) pg. 60

Inexpensive two-piece leveling rod made from wood and a tape measure.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #37 Feb-Mar 1987 pg. 14

Levels and transits. What is available and instructions on their use to level, align, plumb, layout, etc.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #37 Feb-Mar 1987 pg. 39

Tip on using hardy iris plants to mark the site of surveyor stakes.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #67 Apr-May 1991 pg. 26

Backyard engineering. How to use a line level, a surveyor's transit, locate foundation corners, measure elevations, stake out property and plan excavations.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO May-Jun 1979 (v.4#3) pg. 88

How to survey your own land. Describes how to read a property description, prepare for and make the survey. Inserts explain how to convert an azimuth on a normal hand compass into a bearing and how to compute the area of an odd-shaped lot.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #101 Sep-Oct 1986 pg. 68

How to save money when hiring a surveyor.
NEW SHELTER May-Jun 1982 (v.3#5) pg. 6
Added Info NEW SHELTER Sep 1982 (v.3#7) pg. 18

How to use a transit-level to square a foundation.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1968 (v.129#4) pg. 146

How to make a map of your own property. Includes instructions for making a plane table (portable drawing board) and an alidade (a straightedge with a pair of sights).
POPULAR SCIENCE Oct 1974 (v.205#4) pg. 118

Try a transit level, a professional tool which you can use on home jobs. Helps in leveling, grading, filling and laying out.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1974 (v.205#5) pg. 118

How to find your property lines. A guide to finding your way around a recorder's or assessor's office. Explains how to decipher plot maps, when to call a surveyor and some cautions about adverse possession, setbacks and easements.
SUNSET Jun 1987 (v.178#6) pg. 136

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