Logan County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

What Logan County, OH's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Logan County, OH's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 4.08% across 62.9% 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 Logan County, OH 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 Logan County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Logan County, OH 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 Logan County, OH compares

Nationally, Logan County, OH is the 530-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 14 of 88. The county spans 459 square miles, home to 46,085 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pasquotank County, NC and McPherson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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