Foard County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Foard County, TX's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Foard County, TX: USDA's soil survey rates 50.8% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.97% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Foard County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Foard 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 Foard County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Foard 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Foard County, TX is the 586-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 131 of 253. The county spans 704 square miles, home to 1,053 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Gilliam County, OR and Noble County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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