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Vidit Maini Cracks Appearing in Condo – Normal wear and tear OR Structural Concern?
23 January 2025 | 9 replies
Some questions I would want to answer: Has anything changed in the surrounding soil recently? 
Bryan Zayac Residential Development Costs
17 January 2025 | 2 replies
Beyond the bedrock issue, soil conditions can be costly if the property has problematic soils such as too much silt, deep topsoil, or extensive wetlands.You'll also want to know what ordinances are going to affect your budget - things like tap fees, tree ordinances, storm water retention policies, etc.Bottom line is that you have to investigate ordinances, off-site conditions, and on-site conditions before you can even begin to budget your development.
Mary Ainsworth Watering Foundation in OKC?
5 January 2025 | 2 replies
Looks like you guys have a lot of port silt loam, which is NOT a very expansive soil.
Steven Barr Buying Land from Courthouse Steps
1 January 2025 | 5 replies
They run my soil tests for me.
AJ Wong Ten Real Estate and Economic impacts of the LA Wildfires
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
The soil composition had to be tested and cleared before development could begin.
Jamison Haussman Property Management in OKlahoma City area?
10 January 2025 | 10 replies
Sandy Malega would be your gal for the Mid-Del area. 
Stephanie Medina Is it a bad idea to convert this LTR into a STR?
26 January 2025 | 15 replies
Sometimes a sewage line will sag over time due to settling of the surrounding soil.
Marcus Stokes fix and Flip
18 January 2025 | 21 replies
Typically with houses of this age - you'll need structural folks to dig and install piers into the soil.
Lauren Rangely Foundation repair options
7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Going over maps of known repairs with contractors showed that there were a few houses where people tried to have piers installed and ran out of money before hitting stable soil, others in the hyper local area did have to go to 100+ ft.  
Bryce Jamison Do you buy older homes for long term rentals?
20 January 2025 | 32 replies
If your house is not build on soil like that, but instead is built on more stable soil types, you probably will have fewer issues as long as the foundation was built properly to begin with.