The short answer
- Putting up a new fence, or not sure where your boundary is? You need a re-peg.
- Pouring a slab, building walls or putting in a pool? You need a building setout, and a re-peg first.
What a re-peg is
A re-peg is a cadastral survey that re-establishes your title boundary corners. In Western Australia only a Licensed Surveyor, with a practising certificate issued by the Land Surveyors Licensing Board of WA, can do it. We find the existing survey evidence, work out where your corners are from the registered plan, and place new marks where the old ones are missing.
You need one:
- before construction on any land, so the building is measured from the true boundary
- when a new boundary fence is going up and the old corner marks are gone
- when you and a neighbour aren't sure where the line is
When the re-peg is complete you receive a Surveyor's Certificate (Regulation 25A) with a sketch of your boundaries on it, under the Licensed Surveyors (General Surveying Practice) Regulations 1961. It certifies that a Licensed Surveyor re-established your boundaries, and it is worth keeping with your property papers.
A fence line, a kerb or an old peg of unknown origin is not a boundary. Setbacks in the R-Codes and your local planning scheme are measured from the true boundary, so a re-peg is what makes them reliable.
What a building setout is
A building setout pegs the corners of your new building, retaining walls and pool on site, so your concreter can position them before slabs, walls or pool works go in. We work from your setout plan, which shows the peg locations and dimensions, so make sure it matches your approved plans.
A setout is only as good as the boundary it's measured from. A setout is never done without a re-peg, and not only for accuracy: a Licensed Surveyor is legally required to re-establish the boundaries before setting out a building on the lot. The re-peg does that, then the setout places the building against the confirmed boundary.
Which order, and when
- Contour and feature survey, early, so your designer can draw the house.
- Development approval (if you need one) and building permit. These are outside Cottage Surveys' scope: arrange them separately before construction.
- Re-peg, just before construction.
- Pre-concrete setout, straight after the re-peg: we peg the building for the slab or footings.
- Post-concrete setout, once the slab is down: we mark the walls on the concrete.
Booking the re-peg and setout together usually means one visit to site.
Fencing only?
If all you need is a new fence, a re-peg on its own is enough. Tell us whether it's the whole lot or just part of it, for example one side boundary, so we quote only what you need.
Look after the pegs
Once the pegs are in, keep machinery, bins and spoil clear of them. If a peg is knocked out or moved, don't put it back by eye: tell your builder, and call us if it needs replacing.
What we need to quote
For a re-peg: the property details, your contact details, whether it's for fencing, and whether it's the whole lot or part.
For a setout: the same details, plus your setout plan showing the peg locations and dimensions, by email to quotes@cottage.com.au.
We send a written quote within 48 hours, and most surveys are done within about two weeks of booking. We do not quote over the phone, so the online form or an email is the quickest way.
Your checklist
- New fence only? Ask for a re-peg, and say which boundaries.
- Building? Ask for a re-peg and setout together.
- Send your setout plan with peg locations and dimensions.
- Check the setout plan matches your approved plans.
- Keep the pegs clear and undisturbed until the work is done.
Get in touch
Email quotes@cottage.com.au or call 08 9446 7361. General enquiries: reception@cottage.com.au.