When do you need a re-peg?
- Building. The new house is placed from the true boundary, so the re-peg comes just before construction.
- Fencing. The re-peg puts the new fence on the line, not on the old fence's line.
- Unsure of the line. You and a neighbour aren't sure where the boundary is.
What do you get from a re-peg?
- New pegs at your boundary corners, for the whole lot or only the part you need.
- 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. Keep it with your property papers.
How does a re-peg work?
- Ask for a quote. Send us the property details, your contact details, and whether the re-peg is for fencing. We do not quote over the phone, so the online form is the quickest way.
- Get a written quote within 48 hours.
- We survey the site. A Licensed Surveyor finds the existing survey evidence, works out your corners from the registered plan, and places new marks where the old ones are missing. Most surveys are done within about two weeks of booking.
- You get the certificate. We send you a Surveyor's Certificate (Regulation 25A) with a sketch of your boundaries on it.
What else do people ask about re-pegs?
Is a re-peg the same as a boundary survey?
Yes, in everyday terms. "Boundary survey", "re-peg" and "re-establishment survey" all mean re-marking the corners of your existing title. Creating new boundaries is a different job: a subdivision survey.
Who can do a re-peg in WA?
Only a Licensed Surveyor, with a practising certificate issued by the Land Surveyors Licensing Board of Western Australia.
Can I have just one side pegged for a fence?
Yes. Tell us whether you need the whole lot or only part of it, such as one side boundary, and we quote only what you need.
My fence is already up. Isn't that the boundary?
Not necessarily. Fences in Western Australia are usually built close to the boundary, but not always on it, and a fence does not become the legal boundary just because it has been there for years. Common reasons a fence is off the line:
- The boundary is not where it looks. The legal boundary may not be straight, or square to the house.
- Deliberate offsets. Some fences are built wholly inside one lot.
- Replacement fences. A new fence often just follows the old one.
- Old fences. Many were put up decades ago from assumptions or from what was already there.
- No survey at the time. The fencing contractor may never have had the boundary marked.
How do I know where my actual boundary is?
The only reliable way to find the legal boundary on the ground is a boundary identification survey, usually called a re-peg. A Licensed Surveyor examines the registered survey plans, finds the existing survey marks and calculates where the boundary is, then marks it on site.
If you are planning a retaining wall, extension, garage or new fence, confirm the boundary first. It is far cheaper than finding out later that something encroaches on the neighbour's lot.
Should I book the re-peg and setout together?
If you are building, yes. The re-peg confirms the boundary, then the building setout places the building against it. Booked together, they usually mean one visit to site. Our guide Re-peg or setout? explains the difference.
Areas: We work across all of Perth, north to Guilderton, east to Northam and Brookton, and through the South West as far as Bridgetown and Augusta. See South West surveys.