The Flint Michigan water crisis was created because of a change of water source (new source had lower ph and a higher chloride level both created a highly corrosive water that dissolved the pipes).External corrosion factors (these factors usually create a electrical charge difference between the pipe and the soil leading to corrosion caused by electrolysis) : Soil type: generally the more clay the higher the rate of corrosion, volcanic soils tend to be more corrosive, high water table, electrical lines.

@Engelo Rumora  talk to Engelo Rumora  he is a fellow Aussie and has done very very well for himself and calls himself the Dingo and pulls no punch's.careful in Texas property tax's  soil conditions and late to the market may not treat you as well as you may be thinking..

I am planning on stripping out the cheap floors (made out of plastic material) to sand and polish out the wooden floors underneath.

Was the soil pretty easy to turn up, or did it not matter since you were using the mini-ex?

@Keith TurleyIn general, homes by themselves typically don't appreciate, it's the land underneath it that does.

Location, use, zoning, grade, and soil types all affect to the cost of land- but there needs to be current records for some things (like soils reports). 2.

If not, you need the soil perc tested - somebody has to pay for it, you or buyer and delaying this step will only drag out your plans.

I want things to go as smooth as possible, but I feel that if the two meet they can swoop the deal from underneath me.

As a result, the poor compaction of the soils on the left side led to severe settlement of the garage slab.

Personally, I'm a proud civil engineer with four properties, and in my case, I enjoy to write about foundations, structural, drainage, and soil issues and help the BP community on these specific issues.