Floyd County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Floyd County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Floyd County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 5.65% across 77.8% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Floyd County, TX at once, not any single address. 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 Floyd County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Floyd County, TX 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.

How Floyd County, TX compares

Nationally, Floyd County, TX is the 196-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 55 of 253. Floyd County covers 992 square miles and counts 5,042 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Mitchell County, GA and Milwaukee County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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