What on earth is P&P - foundation

[Smokey Bear]

It's regarding a Victorian in earthquake land, so foundation is important. The only P&P I know of is Plug and Play, which I don't think type applies here. It's in the "Foundation Walls' box on page 1 of the URAR.

 

[JTip]

Post and Pier?

 

[Smokey Bear]

Hmm. Sounds good. Except I need to know what's under the posts. :-( Hope it's not dirt. There was a reason why I always included a picture of the foundation.

 

[Mountain Man]

Post and Pier?

That's the only thing I could come up with. A google search indicates it's NOT Pulp and Paper Foundation. :icon_lol: Maybe a typo from an overwritten report? I can't imagine a Victorian house being on P&P; but then I don't live where the Earth moves daily.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Post and Pier... treated posts likely.

 

[JTip]

I did find 'Concrete Piers and Posts' referenced in M&S Resi Book (C-18).

 

[Smokey Bear]

Most Vics in Cali were built on brick foundations, and later converted to concrete perimeter.

 

[Mountain Man]

Most Vics in Cali were built on brick foundations, and later converted to concrete perimeter.

Well that's similar to here; old brick doesn't last as long, not as compact and fired as hot as it is now days. That's why ya' don't want to use a pressure washer on an old Vic house with brick foundation. Has to be a typo... note it and move on.

 

[incognito]

Cound it be a typo? I use "P & B" all the time for "Post and Beam" or "peir and beam". Posts and piers do the same function, just one is wood, and the other is concrete. Many a Victorian are built on a post and beam foundation...

 

[Mountain Man]

There you go... such as the need for the UAD! Ya'll have fun with the Gobment approved abbreviations.