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Does the soil support cut-and-cover? Most Bay Area homes I've seen don't have a basement, and I've always assumed that's for a reason.
by i_am_proteus 8y ago
Does the soil support cut-and-cover? Most Bay Area homes I've seen don't have a basement, and I've always assumed that's for a reason.
- selectodude 8y agoBasements are expensive to build and the climate in northern california doesn't require you to build below the frost line like it does in the north. So nobody does.
- Spooky23 8y agoCode doesn’t require it, and basements add building costs.
- jessriedel 8y agoI would think poor ground strength makes cut-and-cover even more attractive relative to the alternative (drilling). For tunnels drilled under streets, the street is supported by rock/soil. For cut-and-cover, the street is supported by concrete and steel. Maybe you're thinking that it's just impossible to have shallow tunnels at all with the type of soil? I don't think that's how things work, but I'd love to hear from an expert.