Haywood County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Haywood County, NC's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Haywood County, NC: USDA's soil survey rates 98.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.16% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Haywood County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Haywood 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 Haywood County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Haywood County, NC 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.

How Haywood County, NC compares

Nationally, Haywood County, NC is the 2,791-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within North Carolina alone it ranks 96 of 100. The county spans 554 square miles, home to 63,048 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Fall River County, SD and Shelby County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of North Carolina

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