04-04-2008, 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by StillHope
I've seen 6 feet elevation on Wyatt's house.
Does anyone have high P&P elevation for a long time?
Possible sagging in the future?
I would appreciate any related information.
All the old plantation style homes are up, most about 8 ft. All but two of the houses on our street are up 8 ft. They were all built in the 1930s and no problems with sagging.
In addition to what was already mentioned, another benefit is that you won't have a bug problem like when your house is low, or on a slab, which is the worst for bugs. We haven't had any problems with cenipedes and only get an occasional field roach, but none of the "bad" kind--the ninja kind that fly at you and move really fast. Yuck!
The air flow was already mentioned. It makes all the difference on a hot day.
We will be building another house soon on our property and I wouldn't build anything, but p&p up at least 8 ft.