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Anonymous
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:19pm
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Building a 10x12 cabin in the deep snow country of northern California. I'm thinking of putting in a concrete slap foundation in. Is there any problems, other then cost, that I should be concerned about?
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Borrego
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:13pm
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Just do it right. Sand with a slip sheet, lots of rebar... why not a raised foundation?
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2010 11:48pm - Edited by: elkdiebymybow
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I built my cabin on a compacted crushed stone base. I excavated 3' into the earth and filled it with crush stone, then compacted it with water and a vibrating plate compactor. I then placed large stone slabs on the base +/- 3" thick and 12-36" in size. We are in central Idaho with cold winters and hot summers. The ambient temperature of the earth helps to regulate inside temps in both summer and winter. I am able to keep things cool by +/- 18 degrees in the summer and inside temps hover right around freezing even with outside temps well below freezing.
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Moontreeranch
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2010 01:07am
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we went with post and beam foundation...not much road for concrete truck...all footers hand mixed by bag with water from jugs...If you can get a truck in great...another idea is what is called a frost protected foundation....shallower than typical frost depth due to insulating a perimeter out from the house...you can save on excavation and concrete cost with this style.
http://www.toolbase.org/Technology-Inventory/Foundations/frost-protected-shallow-foun dations
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:03pm
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Just got back in town...thx for the replies.
I'm doing some gate and well work that will require a concrete truck to come onto the property. I figure since they are there...why not? No critters to worry about, etc. Also, with high winds and deep snow thought it might be more structurally sound.
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