How to Create Property Blueprints

Visit your local county clerk's office to obtain the land records that show plot dimensions for the county. These records will show the size, the shape and the placement of surveying pins outlining your specific property. These records also show the house location and where exactly to find property markers. Home buyers can usually receive a copy of house location surveys upon purchase. Select reference points such as the topography of the land or standing structures to figure out where property lines lie.

Find the survey pins for your property. If the land has not been surveyed yet, contact a surveyor using your local telephone directory. Surveyors specialize in making sure your property boundaries are correct. The pin markers usually consist of iron pipes around a half-inch in diameter and are placed within the ground by the land surveyor. They may have a ribbon attached to them or be painted a bright color. However, over time, the ribbon may rot and the paint may fade. The pins should include plastic cap tops with the surveyor's license number.

Place a satellite signal receiver instrument at one of the surveying pins on your property and a second receiver where another line falls. The second receiver will collect information from various satellites as well as from the receiver at the known location in order to calculate an exact position. Compare the measurements to property deed measurements multiple times to make sure these points match.

Place a marker stake at each position that the GPS found. Use a laser instrument to make a straight beam of light from one marker stake to another. This will help if some property lines go over obstacles such as trees or change topography on large land tracts. Use a computer blueprint program, such as map creation software, to input the measurements. This will create a virtual blueprint of your property. If no computer software is available, the lines will have to be drawn manually on blueprint paper with a pencil and a ruler.