SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OVERVIEW A familiar saying is that a house is only as good as the foundation it is built on. Well that is only partially true because a foundation is only as good as the soil it is built in. Unstable soil is always moving and If a foundation is built on an unstable substructure it is only a matter of time before a foundation failure occurs. This foundation catastrophe is extremely expensive to fix and many new homes begin to have serious foundation problems within 5 years of construction due to inferior foundation systems. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SOILS There are many soil types found in Texas but the most predominate types are as follows: Clay Sand Sandy Loam Limestone Not all soil types are created equal in regards to how foundations react to differing soil conditions. If the wrong foundation is built in an unstable soil type such as clay the
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