If you are building a new house, one of the most important decisions is always what type of foundation to use. If you get the foundation right, you have a fighting chance of building a good house. On the other hand, with a bad foundation, no matter what you do in the build, you will have problems with the house.

Here in the South, we usually build slab-on-grade. We don’t have a frostline, so code does not require that we dig down several feet. It isn’t like the Northeast and the snowbelt states, where once you are digging below the frostline, it makes sense to dig out the entire footprint to gain usable space below grade. However, when we build on problem soils—and we have plenty—we have to use pier-and-beam foundations.

Contact us today to learn more about our pier drilling and house pads services in the Alba Texas area!