Lampasas County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

Lampasas County, TX: USDA's soil survey rates 60.9% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.42% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Lampasas County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Lampasas 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 Lampasas County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Lampasas 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.

Lampasas County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Lampasas County, TX is the 894-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 165 of 253. Lampasas County, TX is 713 square miles with a population of 23,539.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Putnam County, TN and Colfax County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

Every county in Texas is on this site, including Yoakum County, TX and Reeves County, TX. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.