Clay over rock keeps water in the top few feet, right where a buried wall is standing.
Under Orchard Hill the clay sits on rock, so water soaking in stops going down and travels sideways through the upper few feet of soil. Any buried wall on the property is standing in that zone, taking the pressure of it.
Because these are rural lots with no storm drainage, all the rain that lands has to move through the ground, and a good share of it passes the foundation on the way. That is a steady load, present most of the year.
There is real advantage in having land here. An interception drain across the uphill side removes water before it reaches the wall, a perimeter drain handles the rest, and the discharge runs far enough out to stay gone. Bracing then holds the deflection we measure.
The scope is fixed before we start on an Orchard Hill home, so nothing gets added once the crew is underneath.

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