Our Experience, Credentials, Track Record, and Awards Lisa Herrington, a lifelong Alaskan, has more than 25 years of experience as a licensed Realtor in Anchorage. She knows the challenges newcomers face when moving to Alaska’s biggest city, from choosing the right neighborhood to making new friends. She has helped hundreds of families relocate to Anchorage. She specializes in residential housing and new developments, such as 7th Place Luxury Condominiums, the most upscale housing built in downtown Anchorage in years. Lisa is actively involved in the community. She has helped with numerous fundraisers, including events for the Anchorage Opera and the Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis. She lives along the downtown Park Strip with her husband Gary Eschbacher.
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Buying Land and New Construction >Beware of Fat Clay
When building a home, you should have the soil on the construction site tested for plasticity to determine how it will change under different moisture conditions. This is important because some soil is so "plastic" that (if the condition is not corrected) it can actually break concrete floors, crack the walls and destroy the foundation of your home.
Highly plastic soil is sometimes referred to as "fat clay" that swells excessively and loses stability when it becomes wet. Fine-grained soils that contain a high percentage of clay are greatly affected by water, turning to mud when it rains and undergoing large volume changes-sometimes up to 40 or 50 percent, as the soil dries. Not only do clays swell and lose stability when they become wet, but they also retard the drainage of water. If plastic soil is found on your building site, the ground must be over-excavated and replaced with clean gravel. Homebuilders often choose not to include a basement, or to protect the basement walls from excess moisture by surrounding them with a layer of gravel. A fine-grained clay-filled soil with a high plasticity index may require considerable treatment, especially if used in a moist location.
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Lisa Herrington & Associates
Dynamic Properties
255 E. Fireweed, Suite 102
Anchorage, AK. 99503
Phone: 907 646-0525
Cell: 907 229-6822
Fax: 907 279-8234
Email: lisaherrington@NUMBER1EXPERT.com
Lisa Herrington has more than 25 years of experience as a licensed Realtor in Anchorage, Alaska. She knows the challenges newcomers face when moving to Alaska’s biggest city, from choosing the right neighborhood to making new friends, and she has helped hundreds of families relocate to Anchorage.   
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