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*$5-7/sf - [https://homeguide.com/costs/concrete-slab-cost] | *$5-7/sf - [https://homeguide.com/costs/concrete-slab-cost] [https://howmuch.net/costs/concrete-foundation][https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/foundations/install-a-foundation/] | ||
*A slab foundation already includes a floor - so cost would cover two elements of the building | |||
*Although a concrete foundation can get expensive in areas with deep frost lines, a frost protected foundation only needs to be 18 in deep. This means that the cost of a slab foundation in the South and Midwest would be about the same. | |||
*Concrete foundations can support 1 or 2 stories without added cost | |||
*House foundation - $7 - [https://homeguide.com/costs/foundation-cost] | *House foundation - $7 - [https://homeguide.com/costs/foundation-cost] | ||
*National average $9 - [https://www.fixr.com/costs/concrete-foundation] | *National average $9 - [https://www.fixr.com/costs/concrete-foundation] | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 21 September 2020
- $5-7/sf - [1] [2][3]
- A slab foundation already includes a floor - so cost would cover two elements of the building
- Although a concrete foundation can get expensive in areas with deep frost lines, a frost protected foundation only needs to be 18 in deep. This means that the cost of a slab foundation in the South and Midwest would be about the same.
- Concrete foundations can support 1 or 2 stories without added cost
- House foundation - $7 - [4]
- National average $9 - [5]