Q - I am starting to build a new house. Would you build a house today on a slab or over a crawlspace? -Ronnie in Tucker A - Since you are asking me, I will tell you what I would do. I would build ...

For a crawl space, exterior concrete walls raise the foundation a minimum of 18 inches above ground level, which leaves access space for wires, plumbing and storage.

A foundation system that sports a crawl space is indeed a step or two above a slab foundation. Generally speaking, a footing is poured and short foundation walls are built to support the home.

A crawl space seems like a good solution for the foundation ... Only 9.9% of new homes started in 2023 were built over crawl spaces, ... while slab foundations accounted for 72.4% of foundations ...

Q. I have just built a cottage on a lake in Northern Michigan. The "crawl" space is 5 feet in height (measured from the 4 inch cement slab to the top of the floor joists) and is 1100 square feet.

If it is built on a slab there is no crawl space or basement to budget for. This is particularly true when a builder has to carve a basement out of solid rock—a very expensive proposition. 5.

If the cracks in the slab are wider than 3/16 inch, I’d first try to bond the concrete together by injecting a high-strength epoxy into the crack. This will go a long way to prevent future ...

The International Building Code requires vented crawlspaces to have one square foot of ventilation per 150 square feet of crawl space area to obtain a 1/150 net free ventilation area, or NFVA.

If it is built on a slab there is no crawl space or basement to budget for. This is particularly true when a builder has to carve a basement out of solid rock—a very expensive proposition. 5.