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Buying Land and New Construction >Testing the Soil

Are you building a custom-designed home on hand picked acreage? An essential step is testing the soil, which will determine the composition of the ground that must provide a stable foundation for your new home.

The soil could have a combination of various conditions and characteristics. It might be fine, silt-laden soil that collapses when it absorbs excessive water, or soil with a high clay content that sucks up water and then expands under a building, causing it to buckle or shift. Such soil is easy to excavate but unstable to build on. It must be replaced in compacted layers until it achieves suitable density to provide a stable foundation for the house.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, your land might sit on a layer of hard rock, which is wonderfully stable, but extremely hard to penetrate. Excavation costs will be higher if your builder has to bring in heavy equipment to dig out the rock. A professional soil report will help your builder determine the best approach to engineering your site.

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A	Charles B. Darrow invented Monopoly in 1934, to cheer himself up while unemployed during the Great Depression. Monopoly is now the most popular board game in the world and has sold over 200 million copies.
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1400 Hope Mills Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Jim Harris began in real estate in 1998. He has long been known as one of the most successful Realtors in the Greater Fayetteville Area. Wendy, his daughter, moved back to Fayetteville in October 2001 to assist Jim in his retirement transition. Wendy jumped into the business with both feet and has never looked back. Wendy is a licensed broker, ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative), ASP(Accredited Staging Professional), and CRS(Certified Residential Specialist). She serves on the Board of Directors for the Fayetteville Regional Association of Realtors and Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity. She is Chair of the Leadership Fayetteville Alumni Association, a member of the Home Builders Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Military Actions Council. A graduate of Star Power University, Wendy also has a bachelor’s degree in International Business, and a minor in Spanish from St. Andrews College in Laurinburg. She loves to travel, and is married to Eduardo.

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