Building up to base flood elevation?

Pour one helluva slab

I thought the ascension restriction was for neighborhood developments and not an individual home, I could have miss understood, check into it

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I thought the ascension restriction was for neighborhood developments and not an individual home, I could have miss understood, check into it

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It's for all new construction - subdivision or not. It's 100% bullshite, too. But hey, the parish did something to combat the terrible flooding that occurs every time it rains!

The voters in this parish are just dumb enough to believe that a limit on the home pad will prevent future flooding INSTEAD of actually cleaning out every ditch and river/bayou in the parish to HELP storm water find its natural drainage ways. People here jerk off to the 2016 flood and love to say "never again". What the frick do they think they're going to do, control mother nature? We get 30" of rain in 3 days and the parish is going under water again. No limit on home dirt pads is going to change that.

But by all means, bring government and more regulation into the mix. That'll fix things!

And to the OP -- a home build up a little doesn't look as bad as you think. Raised new construction homes nowadays are beautiful and there are benefits of it too. If you have to raise it high enough, you could make the area beneath your home one hell of an entertainment space. Just make sure the insulation in the floor is done right by qualified individuals. You want it to last but don't want it so thick that it creates further issues down the road.

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perfect location, size, price, etc.

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There is a reason for this.

Build the house 10 - 12 ft in the air, slab everything underneath, and have a giant entertaining area on the ground level.

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perfect location, size, price, etc.

There is a reason for this.

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Price is good in comparison to other properties in the area with similar elevations.

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Drop ledge for brick, if you are doing brick house. That is what my subdivision does to keep the house from appearing on a hill.

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I need to look into this! Looks like other houses must be doing this to solve the problem,

1. You need to hire a surveyor to determine the ground elevation near the center of where the house will be constructed. Have him/her set a bench mark at the BFE plus freeboard required by the parish somewhere on the property. Add about 4"-6" to the numbers for removing vegetation. Now you have the correct height above ground you need to build up.

2. Armed with the information above, meet with the parish planning and zoning director to make sure what you have been told is correct. The director may offer suggestions or advice about construction. Ask if any variances are ever granted for the dirt height.



3. read up on slab on stem wall construction.

to start with look here. LINK /

Thanks!

Is stem wall foundation the same as chain wall ?

Will most builders be able to do this type of construction?

Appreciate the help