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a little project yesterday whipped my wrinkled ol butt.
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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1788250" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>My expectation would be that as you get further south, the cost of building a basement vs. slab on grade becomes more of a factor. Up here, our footings have to be 48" below grade by code to avoid frost heaving... you're pretty much there with the foundation wall anyway, so you might as well make it into a basement and gain the extra floor space for not alot more $$$. You can have a smaller "footprint"... more interior sq. ft. for the same amount of roof, with less exterior wall exposed to the elements, so it's more efficient to heat and cool. Basements pretty much maintain their temp pretty easily... but add some to the humidity in summer. Normal level of AC takes care of that though.</p><p></p><p>Chances are, if you dug your "footings" in as deep down there as we have to by code up here, your house would be sitting on more stable, undisturbed soil and it wouldn't move either, and your doors would work more reliably. But of course, you'd have more $$$ invested...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1788250, member: 39018"] My expectation would be that as you get further south, the cost of building a basement vs. slab on grade becomes more of a factor. Up here, our footings have to be 48" below grade by code to avoid frost heaving... you're pretty much there with the foundation wall anyway, so you might as well make it into a basement and gain the extra floor space for not alot more $$$. You can have a smaller "footprint"... more interior sq. ft. for the same amount of roof, with less exterior wall exposed to the elements, so it's more efficient to heat and cool. Basements pretty much maintain their temp pretty easily... but add some to the humidity in summer. Normal level of AC takes care of that though. Chances are, if you dug your "footings" in as deep down there as we have to by code up here, your house would be sitting on more stable, undisturbed soil and it wouldn't move either, and your doors would work more reliably. But of course, you'd have more $$$ invested... [/QUOTE]
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