Rolette County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Rolette County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Rolette County, ND, 70.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.12% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Rolette County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Rolette County will actually do.

Budgeting for Rolette County, ND

Rolette County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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 Rolette County, ND compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Rolette County, ND ranks 1,102 most-constrained nationally, and 25 of 53 within North Dakota. Rolette County, ND is 903 square miles with a population of 11,692.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Custer County, MT and Pima County, AZ are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

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