Posted 1/3/2023 12:49 (#10019590 - in reply to #10017721) Subject: RE: Building a basement under a house
Madison Co. Virginia
I would only do what you're proposing if the house is sitting on a good structural clay soil. If it's anything sandy that's likely to shift, I wouldn't chance that. Regardless, jacking the house up, and replacing the complete foundation with a basement will be the better route in the long run.