What is Post and Pier Construction?
Post and pier construction is a technique used to build the foundations of a house quickly and cheaply. This type of construction is characterized by lack of a perimeter foundation or foundation pad. Post and pier construction is often employed in the tropics and in flood-prone regions, for reasons which will become apparent shortly, and it is also commonly used in low-cost construction. In some regions, post and pier foundations are not permitted, due to concerns about safety. New homes must be constructed using a different foundation method, and older homes may require retrofitting to be sold or insured. In other regions, this construction technique is perfectly acceptable, and sometimes even preferred. In post and pier construction, the weight of a home is distributed across a series of posts installed under the home and mounted to piers, wedge-shaped concrete blocks which distribute the weight across the ground. Typically, posts and piers are mounted all the way around the perimete
