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Steep hillside pier and beam foundation

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pierandbeam

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We are considering building an addition to our home on our hillside lot. The existing house foundation is stepped and the average grade from font to the back of the house is about 26 percent.
I would like to use a pier and beam foundation to quickly reach the lower level of the house, and continue grades beam to the rear of the addition.

How steep can pier and beam foundations be?
 
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