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Looking for prices to built elevated home.
Posted by Lululane on 8/15/17 at 6:01 pm00
In ascension parish. Wanting to get ideas on cost of SQF for an elevated home to be built at least 10 f high. I know foundation will have to be engineered. The house should be under 1500 SQF, granite countertops and laminate floors. Nothing fancy. Looking for builder with experience in elevated building. If i can get names and recommendations on this thread.
Thank you.
Thank you.
This post was edited on 8/16 at 5:35 am
re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by footballdude on 8/16/17 at 1:34 pm to Lululane
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re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by Lululane on 8/16/17 at 5:13 pm to footballdude
Do you know if wood piling foundation is more expensive than concrete?
I would like to be able to park under house.
Thank you for your previous answer.
I would like to be able to park under house.
Thank you for your previous answer.
re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by NYNolaguy1 on 8/16/17 at 9:11 pm to Lululane
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I would like to be able to park under house.
Thank you for your previous answer.
Just to clarify, would the house be elevated above grade or are you planning a basement with parking? Also do you already have drawings? If you're planning on parking in your basement I strongly suggest you speak with your engineer about this, or even your architect to verify that you have adequate clearance to fit everything.
re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by Libertariantiger on 8/16/17 at 9:36 pm to Lululane
Hey man, I build homes, but not 10' in the air. It is much more expensive to raise a home rather than on slab. The other poster was recommending you build on pilings. That's like what you would see at the beach. You can come under the home and still do concrete and park, like they do at the beach. The other way would be to do a pier system. You will still have to do a full slab required by the building codes, and then pay to do the piers and sub floor, so it is quite a but more expensive. You have the slab regardless, but then you have to add on wood for the floor system, extra money for things like tile floors, handrail and decking for the porches, etc. If you haven't purchased land yet, I would budget probably in the neighborhood of $30-35 more per sqft over a regular home.
Dirt is not an option for going up 10'. In Ascension parish they only allow 2' of soil over natural grade of the land plus the break even point for dirt work to start looking at raising a home for cost is probably 4-5' high.
Dirt is not an option for going up 10'. In Ascension parish they only allow 2' of soil over natural grade of the land plus the break even point for dirt work to start looking at raising a home for cost is probably 4-5' high.
re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by Lululane on 8/17/17 at 7:19 am to Libertariantiger
Thank you for your answer.
I own the land. My previous house was demolished due to august flood. I had 6+ feet of water inside. Had a survey done and come to find out i am -5 feet under the base level.
Must build elevated. I do not want to enclose under the house. Looking at all the new subdivisions coming up in my neighborhood, and the poor drainage, i am afraid it will flood again.
I own the land. My previous house was demolished due to august flood. I had 6+ feet of water inside. Had a survey done and come to find out i am -5 feet under the base level.
Must build elevated. I do not want to enclose under the house. Looking at all the new subdivisions coming up in my neighborhood, and the poor drainage, i am afraid it will flood again.
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re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by Lululane on 8/17/17 at 7:21 am to NYNolaguy1
Just space to park. No enclosure. In a flood zone.
re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by footballdude on 8/17/17 at 2:34 pm to Lululane
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re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by footballdude on 8/17/17 at 3:00 pm to Lululane
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re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by rodnreel on 8/18/17 at 8:32 am to footballdude
Can't help with a contractor but can recommend the following.
Check with the governing body "city or parish" about elevation requirements on your property. Hire a surveyor to verify the requirement, it's best to double check, and set you an elevation mark on your property. Also get a ground elevation where your house will be located. Subtract the two and now you know how high you have to build up. Keep in mind all mechanical and associated equipment has to be at or above the requirement. No 1/2 baths allowed below, storage only with flood vents. The higher you are above the requirement the cheaper your flood insurance will be, verify with your agent.
Break away walls are for V zones, A zones allow normal walls with vents.
Ask the permit office if they can recommend several contractors who do this type of work. They have to be very careful about this so don't be surprised if they are reluctant to give out any names.
Check with the governing body "city or parish" about elevation requirements on your property. Hire a surveyor to verify the requirement, it's best to double check, and set you an elevation mark on your property. Also get a ground elevation where your house will be located. Subtract the two and now you know how high you have to build up. Keep in mind all mechanical and associated equipment has to be at or above the requirement. No 1/2 baths allowed below, storage only with flood vents. The higher you are above the requirement the cheaper your flood insurance will be, verify with your agent.
Break away walls are for V zones, A zones allow normal walls with vents.
Ask the permit office if they can recommend several contractors who do this type of work. They have to be very careful about this so don't be surprised if they are reluctant to give out any names.
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re: Looking for prices to built elevated home.Posted by Lululane on 8/18/17 at 10:20 am to footballdude
Thank you for your answer.
The floor plans i found call for 28 columns. I guess i will go with concrete blocks. I shouldn't have to deal with waves?? If i do we all are in big trouble... and hopefully we will never have another catastrophic flood like last August...
The floor plans i found call for 28 columns. I guess i will go with concrete blocks. I shouldn't have to deal with waves?? If i do we all are in big trouble... and hopefully we will never have another catastrophic flood like last August...
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