Soil Testing: Preventing Foundation Failures Before Building

Close-up of a drilling rig auger collecting soil samples for testing before construction

If you’re planning to build, one step matters more than almost anything else: soil testing. Before you pour a foundation, pave a driveway, or design a stormwater system, you need to know what’s under the surface. The soil may look solid, but without testing it, you’re guessing. And in construction, guessing leads to cracks, sinking, […]