From Raw Land to Rock-Solid: Your Guide to Site Clearing and Building Pads
Site Clearing and building Pads Preliminary Geological Review So, you are looking to develop a piece of property. You may want to consider conducting a preliminary geotechnical review of your property. You can go to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) and review their Geological maps for your project site. In this example, you will notice that the soil is named as a Moswell, Kurth, and Raylake soil. The Moswell soil has a high shrink-swell potential and low strength. The Kurth soil has a moderate shrink-swell potential. And the Raylake has a very high clay content and low strength. With this information, it would be wise to have a Geotechnical Firm conduct a study of your property to determine the best practice for developing it. Geotechnical Investigation of your Property Set up your Geotech firm to conduct soil boring at your project site. Identify and lay out your borehole locations by surveying your intended building. A Geotech rep...