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·A question for the people who know such things:
My land has about 8" of dirt over solid bedrock hillside.
Is it possible to somehow bolt my house foundation to the rock? Maybe make holes- somehow (?) - in the bedrock, fill them with concrete, set in bolts, and then fasten the foundation (treated wood) to the bolts? Is this possible without fancy, expensive power tools and/or heavy equipment?
Since there's so little soil and I don't have the money or inclination to deal with a bulldozer and lots of gravel, the building sites aren't going to be very levelable short of blasting rock out, so I'd rather work around the existing conditions if I can.
The slope is not real steep, about 20 degrees at worst.
Thanks in advance for your help.
My land has about 8" of dirt over solid bedrock hillside.
Is it possible to somehow bolt my house foundation to the rock? Maybe make holes- somehow (?) - in the bedrock, fill them with concrete, set in bolts, and then fasten the foundation (treated wood) to the bolts? Is this possible without fancy, expensive power tools and/or heavy equipment?
Since there's so little soil and I don't have the money or inclination to deal with a bulldozer and lots of gravel, the building sites aren't going to be very levelable short of blasting rock out, so I'd rather work around the existing conditions if I can.
The slope is not real steep, about 20 degrees at worst.
Thanks in advance for your help.