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What are the different types of house foundation types and when to use each? trav 07-27-2007
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Posted by trav on July 27, 2007, 4:00 am
What are the different types of house foundation types and when to use
each?

By: Mark Mathis

The foundation is the first piece of a home to be constructed and
creates a base for the rest of a home's components. There are three
types of foundations that are commonly used in the U.S.: slab,
crawlspace, and basement.

Slab Foundation

Slab is a type of foundation consisting of a structural concrete slab
poured directly on the grade. No accessible space exists in slab
construction. Slab foundations are popular in areas (i.e. the Southern
United States) where there is a relatively high water table. (Water
table refers to the depth in the soil at which you find water).

Crawlspace Foundation

A crawlspace is an accessible space with limited headroom, typically
between the soil and the bottom of the first floor of a home.
Crawlspace construction is predominant in areas where there is heavy
clay content in the soil.

Basement Foundation

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Posted by HerHusband on July 27, 2007, 12:56 pm
> What are the different types of house foundation types and when to use
> each?

> Slab Foundation
> Crawlspace Foundation
> Basement Foundation

What about pilings (common in coastal and river areas where flooding is a
concern), piers (where cost and/or site disturbance is a concern or
problem), or grade beams?

Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on July 27, 2007, 1:38 pm
> What are the different types of house foundation types and when to use
> each?
>
> By: Mark Mathis
>
> The foundation is the first piece of a home to be constructed and
> creates a base for the rest of a home's components. There are three
> types of foundations that are commonly used in the U.S.: slab,
> crawlspace, and basement.
>
> Slab Foundation
>
> Slab is a type of foundation consisting of a structural concrete slab
> poured directly on the grade. No accessible space exists in slab
> construction. Slab foundations are popular in areas (i.e. the Southern
> United States) where there is a relatively high water table. (Water
> table refers to the depth in the soil at which you find water).
>
> Crawlspace Foundation
>
> A crawlspace is an accessible space with limited headroom, typically
> between the soil and the bottom of the first floor of a home.
> Crawlspace construction is predominant in areas where there is heavy
> clay content in the soil.
>
> Basement Foundation
>
> CONTINUED:http://construction.siteburg.com/house-foundation-types-1.html

Now, it wouldn't be spam and bait without the spam would it?
T


Posted by Dave on July 27, 2007, 11:57 pm
> What are the different types of house foundation types and when to use
> each?
>
> By: Mark Mathis
>
> The foundation is the first piece of a home to be constructed and
> creates a base for the rest of a home's components. There are three
> types of foundations that are commonly used in the U.S.: slab,
> crawlspace, and basement.
>
> Slab Foundation
>
> Slab is a type of foundation consisting of a structural concrete slab
> poured directly on the grade. No accessible space exists in slab
> construction. Slab foundations are popular in areas (i.e. the Southern
> United States) where there is a relatively high water table. (Water
> table refers to the depth in the soil at which you find water).
>

Central TX. Closest water table may be 1100 ft below grade in some cases.

There's a floating slab, common where there no frostline.

There others with footings common where there is a frostline, or clay or
sandy soil consideration.

> Crawlspace Foundation
>
> A crawlspace is an accessible space with limited headroom, typically
> between the soil and the bottom of the first floor of a home.
> Crawlspace construction is predominant in areas where there is heavy
> clay content in the soil.
>

Perhaps you meant pier and beam?

> Basement Foundation
>
> CONTINUED:

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