Chase County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Chase County, KS's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Chase County, KS: USDA's soil survey rates 50.2% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (5.75% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Chase County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Chase County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Chase County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Chase County, KS rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Chase County, KS is the 169-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 26 of 105. The county spans 773 square miles, home to 2,507 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Itasca County, MN and Monona County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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