That's what they need to do in Florida. Build houses off the ground, complete with a crawlspace.
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This popped up on YT tonight and sort of reminds me of Florida but it's in Russia. You can fast forward the intro because the guy drags out the tour. I found it interestingly weird
A brand-new home using radiators for heat. Interesting. I think it gets chilly there too.
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I have seen several areas in Florida with basements and that would probably be ideal but nowhere near the coast.
What parts of Florida? I'm thinking only in the panhandle.
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I'm on the road but just search on YT...as I have seen several on sale there with finished basements even
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Clermont for one
I like my basements unfinished.
You don't want a crawlspace in places with 100% humidity, and snakes, and gators.....
If it never freezes, honestly a slab works very well. A raised slab even better.
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Termites too chewing on the delicious sub flooring
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Crawlspaces Don't Have to Suck. How to Build the Best Crawlspace! by Matt Risinger on YouTube
Until a pipe breaks. Or you want to remodel. Or run a new wire. Or it rains too much and you wish your house was elevated. Slab houses in a flood prone area are stupid. Have you priced out an otherwise simple pipe repair under a slab house?
Ever Wonder How PVC Pipes Break Under Your Slab? by Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education on YouTube
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Houses in FL are built on a slab on grade mainly to comply to hurricane code. They are engineered for uploading, an elevated slab, which we call a stem wall is done in some areas but due to their nature, termites easily infest the house. You need to realize that in most parts of FL it never gets cold enough to kill these little critters. A solid poured concrete slab is the best route.
Yes, but its a lot more money up front and your still stuck with the humidity problem.
Pay me now or pay me later / either or.
My slab is raised and has had no issues. Mind you its 11 years old. I actually had planned to be gone 4 years ago. Maybe next year.
I understand why you don't like them - but there are +/- to everything.
Dehumidifier, and it's sealed in the video. No idea how much more up front, true. Probably worth it in the long run. I understand that most people can only think short term.
If I were going to live there 30 years I would do 4 foot basement starting at grade. I have seen them. Having said that I have not heard of anyone with any slab problems around here - the oldest are now 20 years old in this neighborhood.
No one will pay more for a crawl space on resale. In reality around here they would likely pay less.
The ones there building downtown where they raise the entire house and make the underneath a garage area - where they use louvered panels so the whole thing breathes is pretty cool - except it adds another flight of stairs.
I am consider that as well.
I haven't ever heard of issues with slabs...pipes or anything else. What does freezing temps have to do with anything in regards to building on a slab?
If the ground freezes it expands and will "heave" or lift your foundation, likely making it crack. Typically where the ground freezes hard they try to get a basement that is well below the frost line, to avoid this problem of the house shifting.
Down here in the South - no such problem.
We have all types of foundations here...full basement, half basement, and slab. Frost line depth can be around 90". Concrete cracks all the time, but we aren't plagued with foundation issues other than older homes with full basements and water seepage. Heaving happens too...and it settles back down in the spring. My garage slab moves in relation to my driveway slab in excess of a couple of inches some years. Home movement happens in the tundra, but really no integrity issues. Most slab homes are heated foundations here for comfort but there are some that are not heated as well.
