Building house in Prairieville. Y'all use pilings out here?

Not unless it is 3 stories or you just want to spend the money to make sure it lasts 100 years.

I'm actually going to be contracting it myself. I'm hoping to stay around $140 a sq ft?

for a slab on grade stabilization, you will not need a pile supported slab in Ascension. If you have to build to a certain elevation you can either haul in alot of fill or build your house on pilings.

Only time we use piles for small commercial or residential in AP is if it's close to the river. Shouldn't ever need piles in Prairieville unless you are building something really heavy where you end up with substantial axial point loads.

I'm just worried because where I am now, in Jefferson Parish, we use them on every build. I am super sensitive when I am in a house that has a lean, even if it is very slight. I don't want to feel any lean in my new house. It is going to be two stories. But it sure would be nice to save that $30,000 and use it towards buying the lumber! As far as a post tension slab, I know those make the slab stronger, but I don't see how that would stop it from tilting in the future? Thanks for the information