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<blockquote data-quote="joemonday" data-source="post: 1582127" data-attributes="member: 6201"><p>Your foundation could be a pier and grade beam type foundation which is allowed in Tulsa and probably OKC. This type of foundation is sometimes used where the house is built on fill or when the existing soil tends to swell and contract from moisture or lack thereof. I have built houses where the engineer has recommended placing cardboard forms in the bottom of the grade beam to purposely create a void to allow the ground to swell without lifting the grade beam off the piers. When piers are needed, a grade beam is cheaper than a footing and stem wall type foundation, and if designed properly, just as strong. The biggest negative is that brick or stone must sit on top of the beam and the concrete beam will always be visible. If the Builder was not the Seller your recourse is probably with the Seller/Owner and they in turn can look to the Builder. You should check this out but I think in Oklahoma the foundation of a new house by law is warranted for 10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joemonday, post: 1582127, member: 6201"] Your foundation could be a pier and grade beam type foundation which is allowed in Tulsa and probably OKC. This type of foundation is sometimes used where the house is built on fill or when the existing soil tends to swell and contract from moisture or lack thereof. I have built houses where the engineer has recommended placing cardboard forms in the bottom of the grade beam to purposely create a void to allow the ground to swell without lifting the grade beam off the piers. When piers are needed, a grade beam is cheaper than a footing and stem wall type foundation, and if designed properly, just as strong. The biggest negative is that brick or stone must sit on top of the beam and the concrete beam will always be visible. If the Builder was not the Seller your recourse is probably with the Seller/Owner and they in turn can look to the Builder. You should check this out but I think in Oklahoma the foundation of a new house by law is warranted for 10 years. [/QUOTE]
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