Gladwin County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

What Gladwin County, MI's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Gladwin County, MI's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.02% across 78.7% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Gladwin County, MI 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 Gladwin County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Gladwin County, MI rating "Low", 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.

Gladwin County's rank among Michigan counties

Nationally, Gladwin County, MI is the 1,964-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Michigan alone it ranks 12 of 83. The county spans 502 square miles, home to 25,995 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Alfalfa County, OK and Muskegon County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Michigan

Every county in Michigan is on this site, including Alcona County, MI and Wayne County, MI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.