Which Type of House Foundation Is Best in North Georgia

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04-23-2007, ten:20 AM

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I was originally from Louisiana swampland, basically the country sunk and sunk and sunk, if you didn't accept a house on pilings your house would tilt. If you did have pilings you lot'd have a big iii-4 foot void under your slab due to sinkage. And then in Texas, the land was by and large dirt and equally information technology got wet and dry the homes would shift causing damage. Lots of foundations bug at that place. Georgia, specifically n Atlanta has a lot of appeal to me. I have friends at that place and really similar Woodstock, Alpharetta, and Roswell. If you could respond a few questions for me i would greatly appreciate it. 1) Are most of the slab homes in those towns built with pilings nether the foundations? 2) What types of foundation issues (if any) are exerienced in that location and in general in Georgia and how common are they? 3) If yous buy a house on top of one of the hills do those homes accept foundations bug, or issue with the mud sliding? 4) Any other types of habitation bug or foundation problems that i should be aware of? thanks for taking the time to answer. MR G

04-23-2007, 10:27 AM

jxu66 Location: ga 985 posts, read 5,509,645 times Reputation: 492

I asked the same question to home inspector and heir-apparent agent when I tried to buy domicile concluding twelvemonth. I used to live in Dallas and foundation was large problem in Dallas. As I know, Duluth/Suwanee/John'south Creek/Alpharatta expanse do not have that problem (I don't know whether other areas take this outcome). In fact, when I asked the foundation problems, they all seems to be surprised by my question.

04-23-2007, 10:37 AM

Prichard ane,418 posts, read ix,814,112 times Reputation: 934

I'm from Florida - land of muck and sinkholes, so we are used to foundation problems as well. I recently bought a summer mountain home in North Georgia. I asked these same questions. Looked at dozens of homes/cabins. The biggest foundation problem is moisture - due to poor slope of the land, drainage and failure to protect the subgrade cake from moistur. Water seeps in through the clay into the stem-wall/basement - and if the business firm isn't synthetic properly, this volition be a chronic problem that yous can't get rid of without putting tarpaper over the outside of the cake. The foundations themselves are very stable - the clay and rock doesn't shift. The bigger problem you need to remember about is septic, if you aren't on sewer. That tin can exist a pretty trickey piece of engineering science, if your state doesn't lay well.

04-23-2007, xi:22 AM

CreditWitch Location: Atlanta 281 posts, read 1,007,421 times Reputation: 206

The biggest affair to scout for is the concreate cure. If it is not cured correctly or too fast, it iw crack very badly. If you build, hire an inspector for a foundationinspection before framing.

04-23-2007, 03:48 PM

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bully info so far Thanks for the replies. Practise they put pilings under the physical slabs in most of the homes there? Any other good or bad foundation stories would be profoundly appreciated. Cheers , Mr Thou

04-23-2007, 06:34 PM

BobKovacs 9,124 posts, read 34,605,506 times Reputation: 3605

No pilings for 99% of the sites here- just simple spread ground foundations. On occasion there may be a site that has a crummy layer of material, and they'll install helical piers or small caissons- but that'south far more than the exception than the dominion. Bob

04-23-2007, 06:37 PM

john1963 279 posts, read 411,090 times Reputation: 79

i worked for a luxury dwelling builder. Near of the fourth dimension, they simply form the earth, put downward a plastic sheet, some rebar, and pour. There are very few corking bug. In some very rare occasions, some builders have dug a huge pit to bury structure debris or trash and if built on, the ground volition settle and cause cracking, just this is very rare. Also, if on sloped land, or used with fill in dirt, the clay must exist packed properly.

04-23-2007, 08:09 PM

Buckhead_Broker Location: Atlanta 739 posts, read 734,496 times Reputation: 279

The all-time insurance is to look for a reputable builder - inquire local inspectors who may accept inspected his homes. Proper drainage is key, when the foundation is backfilled with soil it ofttimes sinks close to the house as information technology compacts. This causes rainwater to stay close to the foundation instead of running off away from the house. When buying a house, look for an inspector who is Southern Building Lawmaking or International Building Code Certified, or both. It is an unlicensed business in Georgia and so anyone with business cards tin can call themselves inspectors.

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