Morris County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Morris County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Morris County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 4.15% across 36% 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 Morris County, TX at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Morris County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Morris 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.

Morris County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Morris County, TX is the 500-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 117 of 253. The county spans 252 square miles, home to 12,184 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Tarrant County, TX and Union County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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