Residential fence running alongside a property, illustrating property boundaries, title insurance, and survey considerations with legal guidance from TLR Law in Manitoba.

Do You Need a Survey Before You Build That Fence?

It is the first warm stretch of the year, and you have decided this is the summer the backyard finally gets a fence. You start measuring, and a small worry creeps in. Where exactly is the property line? You have a vague memory of a metal stake near the back corner, but you would not bet the fence on it. A neighbour mentions you should get a survey done before you build, just to be safe. So you start looking up surveyors and bracing for the bill.

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