Protect your investment! Bers T Re UN MUd eE Let) BLL Soe PLL Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication 43Special Publication 43 A Guide to Swelling Soil for Colorado Homebuyers and Homeowners Second Edition By David C. Noe, Candace L. Jochim, and William P. Rogers Second Edition Revised and Updated by David C. Noe, 2007 illustrations by Larry Scott and David C.Noe Layout Design by Rick Ciminelli COLORADO sl DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado Geological Survey - Department of Natural Resources - Denver, Colorado +2007Copyright © 2007 Colorado Geological Survey All rights reserved. No part ofthis book maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the Colorado Geological Survey. ISBN 978. 1-884216-60-2 Colorado Geological Survey Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715 Denver, Colorado 80203 General: 303-866-2611 Publications: 303-866-4762 www.geosurveystate.cous cgspubs@state.co.us