Pros and cons of pier foundation
We will not at length on the topic "The importance of the foundation for housing construction", it makes no sense: everything is to understand how important it is to choose the right type of foundation for construction.
Someone to build a heavy home needed Swedish with insulation plate,
someone for an easier but less energy-efficient home is suitable and strip foundation, with its pluses and minusesAnd for very light buildings type frame house, gazebo, suitable hoz.stroeny pier foundation, Advantages and disadvantages of which is dedicated to this material.
Important!
Pier foundation suitable for light structures, which cubic meter weighs less than 1000 kg (1 ton). These include frame houses, small in the bath area, sheds, gazebos and summer kitchen)
So, what are the benefits of columnar foundation?
1. first and the most significant advantage is that the pier foundation is easy to design and build yourself, without hiring construction workers and the use of heavy machinery.
2. Pier foundation you can build on different soils.
Exceptions are soils with a high water table or exposed to strong frost heave.3. Pier foundation - a good solution for the construction of a house on a hillside, And on any terrain with a height difference. No preliminary earthworks to level the construction site is not required.
4. The rapid pace of construction. Pier foundation really build for 10-14 days. And to accelerate the setting of concrete can be added liquid glass.
5. Strength of the foundation. The pillars can withstand more than 50 freeze-thawing cycles, which means that there are more than half a century.
6. Cheapness.
It would seem ideal for the construction! But there is a pier foundation and disadvantages:
1. The main drawback - such a foundation has a weak bearing capacity, but because the walls of bricks or blocks, you do not build on it, even if you redistribute the load on the poles grillage.
2. You will not be able to make under the house basement (if suddenly it is necessary for someone. Well, you never know it: to store potatoes, elite wines, germinate mold on cheese, etc. =))
Summing up, for example, if you're up to no larger building, especially seasonal, the columnar the foundation is not such a bad option: it saves time and money, but at the same time reliable and durable.