[AT] OT - Wooden vs Concrete?

[charlie hill]

It's an interesting concept.    I'm assuming you have a frost line probably 
about 3 feet or greater?   Around here if one was putting in a full basement 
and was worried about having it heated they would most likely build a 
masonry block basement wall, put waterproofing on the outside surface and 
then put thick foam board against the outside before back filling against 
the wall.   The better way to do it, if cost isn't an issue is poured 
concrete with the same waterproofing and insulation.   Another method used 
here is foam blocks that get filled with concrete.   The frost line here (if 
that makes any difference) is 6 inches and we almost never get a freeze that 
deep.  I don't think it's much over 1 foot anywhere in NC.   I’m pretty 
confident that the code will not allow a wooden basement foundation here but 
I could be wrong.  It might have changed when we adopted the International 
Building Code a few years ago.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:35 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Wooden foundation vs Concrete?

On 4/10/2011 6:02 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> What is the advantage of that wooden foundation system?  Is it supposed to
> be cheaper or somehow better than masonry?   Being down here where it is 
> hot
> and humid with a high water table and termites that can nearly eat steel I
> can't even imagine using wood anywhere in contact with the ground.
Not sure but I think it was a cost saving over concrete and rebar. Also
the insulation factor. Having 2x6 basement walls allowed lots of depth
for R factor insulation whereas concrete is pretty low R value.

Ralph in Sask.

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