Piute County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Piute County, UT's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Piute County, UT: USDA's soil survey rates 80.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.14% 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 Piute County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Piute 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 Piute County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Piute County, UT 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 Piute County, UT compares

Nationally, Piute County, UT is the 1,857-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Utah alone it ranks 19 of 29. The county spans 758 square miles, home to 1,534 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Forsyth County, GA and Newton County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Utah

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