Weber County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Weber County, UT: USDA's soil survey rates 69.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.54% 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 Weber County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Weber County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Weber County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Weber 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.

Weber County's rank among Utah counties

Nationally, Weber County, UT is the 1,517-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Utah alone it ranks 10 of 29. Weber County, UT is 611 square miles with a population of 276,118.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Garland County, AR and Ritchie County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Utah

Every county in Utah is on this site, including Utah County, UT and Salt Lake County, UT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.