Home building in Alaska - Foundation

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On Step Alaska

On Step Alaska

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Due to a lack of available and or affordable housing, my wife and I decided to buy land and build in Ketchikan. Then building prices went way up. We're going through with it anyway and are going to be as involved as possible to keep costs down.
I downloaded Chief Architect Home Designer Suite and designed it, our builder fine-tined it. We bought a lot in January and broke ground in April.
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@eugenedav9438
@eugenedav9438 Рік тому
Good job
@OnStepAlaska
@OnStepAlaska Рік тому
Thanks
@TheFlatbedChick
@TheFlatbedChick Рік тому
I grew up in the lower 48 and am very interested in the differences in building requirements between there and Alaska. We usually have to dig out around 3 feet, depending on which state, to pour the footer. It looks like you lay it right on top of the ground? Is that correct? I see a lot of different techniques used in various videos, is it because of permafrost? Thanks.
@OnStepAlaska
@OnStepAlaska 11 місяців тому
The building code here in Ketchikan does not necessitate a buried foundation. Southeast Alaska doesn't have a permafrost layer like northern Alaska. It's more muskeg on top of bedrock so a lot of building pad prep must be done. Once the foundation is poured, we added 8-10 inches of sloping gravel from the base.
@jeremystolley4870
@jeremystolley4870 Рік тому
Hey there nice work I’m about to build another house but a little big then the last one I’m hoping I can do it for less then what I got quoted for 275$ sqft 😬 that is just crazy to me I hope you did ok on yours hope you do an update video soon
@OnStepAlaska
@OnStepAlaska Рік тому
We looked for lots of opportunities to cut cost by cutting hours for the builder and sub contractors. Where are you building?
@taylorhiggins6870
@taylorhiggins6870 Рік тому
How does such a shallow foundation work in Alaska? Wouldn't the foundation crack from frost heaving?
@OnStepAlaska
@OnStepAlaska Рік тому
This meets code in Southern Southeast Alaska where the average winter day is 40 and rainy. We'll get a week or so of weather that dips into the 20s so pipes can freeze, but the ground doesn't freeze below a few inches when it does. We''ll add about 8 inches of gravel around the foundation to snug it up.
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