The house on stilts is suitable for sloping buildings and makes the happiness of those who want an atypical house, even a luxury hotel on a lagoon. The trend towards self-built wood-frame homes further democratizes stilt house construction and facilitates its study and realization.
Since prehistoric times, the stilt house was known and had many advantages, whether to isolate oneself from the water or animals on the ground. If you don’t risk being eaten by a bear in your sleep nowadays, the house on stilts is still popular!
The stilt house is a simple and inexpensive construction that consists of raising the house’s low floor above the level of the ground.
The pilings are piles or posts driven into the ground that serve as a base for the construction and replace the foundations dug into the ground. Easier to build, pilings do not require soil excavation, reinforcement, drainage, or concrete pouring.
Steel pilings: steel is denser and more robust than wood and just as durable if it has received the appropriate treatments.
The construction on steel piles is comparable in technique with the structure on wooden piles with the advantage for steel supporting the sinking by powerful hammering and without damage.
The steel pile allows more easily to consider a construction floor on the concrete screed.
Steel framed homes can be stylishly fashionable. Building with steel is preferred for speed, strength, and durability. It is capable of encapsulating any architectural design and style, and adapting to any personal needs and tastes.
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Credit: Nattapol Jean
