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Old 05-19-2023, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
Let's see, 6-1/2 years of building homes south of 44, lived here 6 of those years and have never heard anyone mention a crack in their foundations or any other damage. However there is a lot of crack(s) in your neck of the woods.
Since at least since building South of 44, the Villages does extensive geological drilling to determine the conditions beneath the surface. You can see this as a matrix off white spots in Google photos prior to construction.

They scoop out any organic material and back full with sand/clay.

If moisture content is high, they use piles of soil to compress and force moisture out over time to compact/stabilize the soil
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