Wood foundations
Hi all. We bought the house we are in last winter in Michigan. We definately did not buy it for the house, trust me. It's really not worth saving for much. But anyway, we are planning to build a new house and are seriously thinking about using a wood foundation. Can anyone direct me to where I can find some information about wood foundations? I'm not sure what kind of foundation we are going to have. I want a full basement but he is leaning towards a crawl or partial basement. I'm not sure if this will have an impact on using a wood foundation or not. I would also like to use the attic area for storage in this house, but unfortunately it does not have a floor, just the joists. I would like to lay sheets of plywood or partical board for a floor but am not sure what size to use. I was thinking 1/2 inch would be too weak and 1 inch would be too heavy. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks, Connie Weishuhn www.internetmoms.net/cgi-bin/team.cgi?id=Co27050&action=show
Thanks Ken We won't be starting the house for a while yet, but I wanted to get some info on wood foundations before we do. I'm a little leary of them myself because I have no experience or know of anyone who has experience with them, but my husband thinks it's the way to go. He claims it's the most cost efficient way to go based on his research. I know we won't be around when the wood deteriorates, but what will that do to the integrity of the structure is my concern. As for the attic, we have worked with 3/4 in before when we had to reinsulate one of the walls. It's the size we had to use to match the other walls. I'm not a strong person and I was the one to hold the boards up while he attached them. It was not fun. I like your suggestion of using 2 layers of 1/2 in. I could carry them up myself if I had to. Thanks again for the info. Connie www.internetmoms.net/cgi-bin/team.cgi?id=Co27050&action=show