SB: Re: Re: Question about strawbale house on stilts

["GuyW" <guyiii@home.com>]

Just thought I'd point out that standard practice (assuming the in place
soil is fairly dense / compact) is to also excavate the "cut" section, so
that there is not a "hard" line between fill soils that will settle, and cut
areas that will not.

-Guy-


> It is not uncommon to fill and compact part of the site, so you don't have
> to cut the whole pad. You could cut half, and fill half.  This would lower
> the profile of the house, making it less obtrusive, and reducing wind
loads.
>
> Unless bedrock is an issue, a good machine and operator can do this fairly
> quickly.



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