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expansive soils
9 Porch Notes tagged “expansive soils,” from counties across Colorado.
Home and property - Arapahoe County
Expansive soils are a normal home question along Arapahoe County's Front Range
Much of the Front Range urban corridor that includes Arapahoe County sits on clay-rich soils that can swell and shift, which is why foundations get extra attention here.
Read note ->Home and property - Douglas County
In parts of Douglas County, the ground under a house can move
Some areas of Douglas County sit on steeply tilted, swelling bedrock that can heave and damage foundations, which is why the state geological survey maps it.
Read note ->Home and property - Broomfield County
Radon and expansive soils are normal home questions in Broomfield
Like much of the Front Range, Broomfield sits on ground where radon gas and swelling clay soils are common things to test for when buying or building a home.
Read note ->Home and property - Boulder County
Boulder County plains new buildings can need a soils report
Most of Boulder County's plains have expansive soils and high groundwater, so new buildings outside the mountains need a soils report.
Read note ->Home and property - Denver County
Denver foundations still need Colorado soil homework
Denver's clay-rich Front Range soil swells with moisture and pushes on foundations, slabs, and walks, so water management is part of the structure.
Read note ->Home and property - El Paso County
In Colorado Springs and Black Forest, the ground can lift a foundation
Expansive clay and dipping bedrock around Colorado Springs and Black Forest can lift a foundation, so a soils report is normal homework before you buy.
Read note ->Home and property - Delta County
Around the North Fork Valley, the ground itself is a thing to check
The shale-rich slopes around Hotchkiss and Paonia are mapped by the state for landslides and problem soils, which is worth knowing before you build or buy on a hillside.
Read note ->Home and property - Pueblo County
Expansive clay soils are a real Pueblo-area home question
Parts of the Front Range piedmont around Pueblo have clay-rich soils that swell when wet and shrink when dry, which is worth understanding before buying or building.
Read note ->Home and property - Adams County
In Adams County, radon and shifting soils are normal home questions
Radon and expansive or settling soils are routine things to check on a Front Range home in Adams County, before you buy rather than after.
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