Overview
Understanding subsurface conditions is an important part of planning foundations, grading, and site improvements. MEGA provides shallow soil investigations and engineering evaluations to help clients make informed decisions based on the conditions encountered.
Common applications: Residential houses; shop buildings; garages; building additions; small commercial developments; proposed building pads; undeveloped residential property; sites with questionable soil conditions.
What We Do
✓ Shallow subsurface soil investigations
✓ hand-auger soil borings, generally to approximately 12 feet where conditions permit
✓ soil sampling and descriptions
✓ visual-manual soil classification
✓ soil stratigraphy and boring logs
✓ residential building-pad evaluations
✓ residential foundation-related evaluations
✓ small commercial site investigations
✓ preliminary geotechnical assessments
✓ soil moisture and condition observations
✓ subgrade condition evaluations
✓ soil consistency and classification assessments
✓ foundation engineering recommendations when supported by adequate investigation and analysis
✓ preliminary settlement evaluations
✓ pavement-subgrade assessments
✓ existing-condition evaluations
✓ technical geotechnical memoranda and reports
✓ engineering recommendations for site preparation and earthwork
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How deep can you investigate?
A: Hand-auger borings generally to ~12 ft where conditions allow.
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Q: Do I need this before building a house?
A: Not every project has the same requirements, but an investigation can identify shallow conditions that affect planning and foundation decisions.
Q: Do you provide foundation recommendations?
A: Yes, when investigation, testing, and analysis are adequate for the proposed structure.