09-08-2013, 03:32 PM
If I were to design a house to be isolated from earthquake movement I might very well put it on columns but they would be very high tech columns. Any resemblance to the typical 4" x 4" balanced on a rock would be purely coincidental. The tofu block plantation style is mostly about building cheaply.
I have often thought that the best foundation for around here would be a nice thick well reinforced slab with a foot of gravel underneath as a bond breaker.
I have often thought that the best foundation for around here would be a nice thick well reinforced slab with a foot of gravel underneath as a bond breaker.