Comment on We really need to bring back the 70s conversation pits
AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoI feel like I remember somebody saying they tend to cause flooding or water damage? Like I guess the foundation can separate and water seeps in? I could be completely misremembering that though.
If true, that definitely assumes it’s built on a slab foundation.
Where I’m from, where full basements are the norm and slab foundations are mostly for commercial properties, it would be entirely above the foundation (first floor is at least 5 foot above the basement floor) and have no impact whatever on sealing.
Good point, i’m pretty sure it was assuming slab foundation. I kinda remember it being specific to ranch style homes in a part of the country where the land was completely flat
We used to put indoor koi ponds in houses too.
From the pit standpoint, you could excavate the whole thing, put a sump in then build it two-level.
There’s always a way, it’s just not usually cheap.
lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Wer’e on the top of the hill and the foundation is pier and beam, off the ground - we’re gucci!