Atascocita Area

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to loose bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.  There are pockets of the Atascocita Area that have past severe problems with foundation movement in the past.

Bellaire

The Bellaire area is underlain with clay soils that are highly expansive. High risk that slab-on-grade foundation will be underpinned at some point in the life of the structure.  The City of Bellaire no longer permits the use of slab-on-ground foundations although the use of pier-supported slab-on-ground foundations are permitted in some areas of Bellaire.

Brightwater

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Bunker Hill

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally moderately expansive. Some faults. Ravines can pose special foundation problems.

Champions Forest

This area is characterized by a number of different soil formations. The soils are generally sandy clays ranging from low to moderate shrink/swell potential. The soils are poorly drained and some formations have perched water tables after heavy rains, especially during the cool months of the year.

Cinco Ranch

Parts of Cinco Ranch have surficial soils that are clay and some parts have surficial soils that are sand. The clays are highly expansive with a high shrink/swell potential. The areas with surficial sand soils may suffer loss of bearing capacity with a perched water table condition.

Clear Lake Area

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Copperfield

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.

Cypresswood

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.

Fairfield

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.

First Colony

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Greatwood

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Hedwig Village

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally moderately expansive. Some faults. Ravines can pose special foundation problems.

Heights

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally stable to moderately expansive.

Hunter's Creek

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally moderately expansive. There are some faults in the Hunter's Creek area.  Ravines can pose special foundation problems.

Kelliwood Gardens

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Kingwood

Generally, the soils in Kingwood are loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress. Some areas of Kingwood, such as the Kings Point area, are underlain with very expansive soils overlain with silty sands interacting with perched water tables.

Kirbywoods

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Lake Olympia

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Lakewood Forest

This area is characterized by a number of different soil formations. The soils are generally sandy clays that ranging from low to moderate shrink/swell potential. The soils are poorly drained and some formations have perched water tables after heavy rains and during the cool months of the year.

Memorial

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally moderately expansive. There are some faults in Memorial.  Ravines can pose special foundation problems.

Memorial Northwest

This area is characterized by a number of different soil formations. The soils are generally sandy clays that ranging from low to moderate shrink/swell potential. The soils are poorly drained and some formations have perched water tables after heavy rains and during the cool months of the year.

Meyerland

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Montrose

The Montrose area contains clays that with shrink/swell potentials that range from high to severely high. Most homes in this area are shallow pier and beam construction that will require periodic releveling.

New Territory

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Northgate Forest

This area is characterized by a number of different soil formations. The soils are generally sandy clays that ranging from low to moderate shrink/swell potential. The soils are poorly drained and some formations have perched water tables after heavy rains and during the cool months of the year.

Oaks of Devonshire

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.

Oyster Creek

Sandy soils in some areas. Soil conditions are variable with a shallow water table.

Pecan Grove

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Piney Point

Sandy clays, sands and clay soils. The clays are generally moderately expansive. There are some faults in Piney Point. Ravines can pose special foundation problems.

Plantation Colony/Quail Valley

Highly expansive clays overlaying loose silts and sands are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

River Oaks

Moderately expansive to highly expansive clays with a high potential for excessive foundation movement.

Sharpstown

Moderately expansive to severely expansive clays with a high potential for excessive foundation movement.

South Shore Harbour

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

Spring Branch

The Spring Branch Area is characterized by moderately expansive soils that are poorly drained.

Sugar Mill and Sweetwater

The surficial soils consist of highly expansive clays. Below are loose silts and sands. Typically a floating slab foundation is used. Piers can be used on some lots if the underlying soil is suitable.

Tanglewood

Clay soils that are highly expansive. High risk that slab-on-grade foundation will need underpinning.

Twin Lakes

Many of the lots in this area contain fill material necessitating pier-supported slab-on-ground foundations.

Vicksburg

Highly expansive clays and sandy clays are typical. The shrink/swell potential is high with high risk of foundation distress.

West University

Clay soils that are highly expansive. High risk that slab-on-grade foundations will need underpinning.

Westbury

Westbury is underlain by clays that range from moderately expansive to highly expansive.  There has been a lot of foundation repair work done in the Westbury area; many houses have been underpinned more than once. 

Weston Lakes

Variable soil conditions with highly expansive soils in some locations.

The Woodlands

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.

Worthom

Loose sandy soils and sandy clays on the surface underlain by impermeable clays with low to high shrink/swell potential. Perched water tables can cause upper soils to lose some bearing capacity resulting in foundation distress.