Foundation Repair in Jim Wells County, TX

Foundation repair in Jim Wells County, Texas, comes with a notable flood fact. In a sample of 49 places around the centre of the county, 12 sat inside the 1% annual chance floodplain. FEMA's flood map shows the zone for one address, which a sample cannot, so look up your own. Standing water near a foundation keeps the clay under it wet, and wet clay swells.

On the soil side, 15 of the 49 places sat on soil rated high or very high for shrink-swell, and 1 of those was very high. The commonest soils were Opelika with 12 places, Lattas with 6 and Clareville with 5. High-rated clay swells with moisture and shrinks as it dries, which lifts and drops slabs and piers. It describes the area around the county's centre, and a street can differ. Census estimates put the median home at 1981, with 19.7% built before 1960 and 38.0% in 1990 or later. The general pattern in Texas is pier and beam for older homes and slab for newer ones, though foundation type is not something the census records.