The gateway to Long Beach Island, where the causeway lands — a busy barrier-island borough of shore homes and businesses.
Ship Bottom is barrier-island land at the foot of the LBI causeway, almost entirely in AE and VE flood zones. Flood elevation certificates dominate the work, with boundary and stakeout surveys for the borough's tight lots and frequent rebuilds.
Our shore office in Lavallette keeps a survey crew close to Ship Bottom, so you're not waiting on a firm driving in from out of county. With more than 50 years of records across the Jersey Shore — and an archive of historic survey histories most firms simply don't have — we can often resolve a boundary, locate an old monument or turn a closing survey faster than starting cold.
Most of Ship Bottom is mapped within a FEMA flood zone — commonly AE, with VE along the oceanfront. A flood elevation certificate documents exactly how your lowest floor sits relative to the Base Flood Elevation, which drives your insurance rating.
Often, yes. If your lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood Elevation, an elevation certificate — and sometimes a LOMA — can reduce your premium or remove a high-risk flood-zone requirement. We prepare the data both rely on.
Fast — our crew works out of Lavallette, so the shore is our home turf. For closings and policy deadlines we routinely turn elevation certificates and boundary surveys on a tight schedule.
Send the address and your deadline and we'll get you a price and a date — fast.