Expansive Clay: Why Some NZ Soils Crack Floors and Walls

Expansive Clay: Why Some NZ Soils Crack Floors and Walls

Fil Engineers
Published on: 04/10/2026

A plain-language guide to expansive clay soils in NZ, why they crack floors and walls, and how foundations are designed to cope.

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