Wood is junk, I have seen a couple old cheap houses around here that used piles. They are never level and the piles are always roted, bugs and termites get up into them.

If its a house you plan on living in for a long time just pour a foundation. Or you can use cinder block, I don't know if that was any cheaper. In the old days they used to use brick, but I bet that costs a fortune now.

Around here they build a lot of raised ranch's because they don't really have a basement, just a slab, IE cheap. A 2000-2200 SF 3 bed 3 bath raised ranch costs about $125k to build with a poured slab.

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