Thanks for your replies.
This is a small wood-frame cottage that will be raised off the ground a couple of feet and will not be heated in the winter. The soil is prone to being water-logged. The surface soil is about 6" of peat, then a putty-like clay with very little sand or gravel. The...
I am looking for some advise for a suitable foundation to use for a small cottage where there is 5 feet of clay over top of very flat limestone bedrock. It's in Canada where the frost (not permafrost) goes down to the bedrock. I'm considering some type of pile system and am concerned about...
