The House Foundation

A foundation anchors your house to the earth, holding it up and, just as importantly, holding it down. Surprisingly, houses are as likely to blow away in a windstorm as they are to sink into the ground. But foundations do more than just hold a house: they must resist water, ice, fungus, insects, and soil gases, and they have to stand up to soil pressures that can exert far more force than the weight of the house itself.

The three types of house foundations are:

       SLAB- a slab foundation is like a big flat piece of cement that the house is built upon.

       CRAWL SPACE - a crawl space foundation is a foundation that allows about a 3 foot high area under the house. This space allows access for additions or modifications to the plumbing, electrical or heating system.

       BASEMENT-  This a foundation that provides the space for a full room under the house. The walls can be constructed with either poured concrete or cinder blocks.