Home addition foundation

Advice from pro home addition builder

The foundation of a DIY addition is probably one of the most important elements you'll build. It will support the rooms on top of it and transfers the load of each room onto the ground below. When deciding what type of foundation you will build, there are many factors to consider, including the weight of the building on top of it, the bearing capacity of the soil below it, and the ease of installation. After mulling over each of these factors at the beginning of the construction process, we…

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Pier and beam foundations are also know as raised foundation, block beam and perimeter beam. Known as one of the first built and more sustainable foundation types, pier and beam/crawl space construction is still used today. If your house is on a pier and beam foundation, you should have better access to the items under your house than a slab foundation allows. In contrast, a slab foundation has the plumbing buried under the house which are not accessible without digging under or breaking…

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