Pier and Curtain Foundation
Pier and Curtain Foundation
Pier and Curtain Foundation – a foundation system where load bearing piers are spaced around the footing with a thin non load bearing curtain wall filling in spaces between the piers.
Pier and curtain foundation detail
pier and curtain foundation viewed from crawl space
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Tony is a life time resident of North Carolina with over 40 years experience in multiple facets of the industrial, commercial and residential construction industry. For the past 33 years he has owned and operated
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hi tony, great site. I have a question. I am having a house built and the builder wants to use a pier and curtain foundation. it is a 1550 sq ft one story house. my question is, does the pier and curtain foundation have the same structural integrity as a full block foundation. the block foundation seem stronger because all the floor joist rest on a sill plate that rests on the block wall where as the pier foundation the joist can be just on the sill?
should i go with the pier or the full block wall in your opinion?
thank you very much.
bob
Hi Bob,
Great question!
your question has been featured and answered in the WHMS Home Talk forum.