Hillside Foundation cost

[Igor Gjorgjiev]

Hi everyone,

I have a general question and any answer will be appreciated.

I am in thinking of purchasing lot in Los Angeles, CA. The lot is very sloped, to give you an idea, it is 140 feet in lenght and it slopes down 85 feet. I am planning to build 4,000 sq ft house including the garage on three levels. To have a solid return on this project; I don’t want to spend more than 300k on the foundation. Is this doable? If not, what would the worst case scenario be. I know this is very general question, but any input wil be highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance. Igor

[Jay Hinrichs]

Originally posted by @Tim Johnson:

Nobody should give you a ball park on this item.  Get a blueprint and then get a quote.  That's not a cookie cutter foundation, you need someone who knows what they are doing and can provide you with a price. 

No kidding Tim..  First thing out of the gate is a geo tech report.. give that to a civil then they design structure then give to architect to design the home.. who knows how much it could cost.. 

even on flat ground .. I am doing two  2 mil specs in Charleston on flat sand but still having to put in Helical piers about 40 each house at 1500 a pop. and thats flat ground.. so that foundation system will be 100k each house.

No way anyone ball parks this without site inspections and licensed professionals signing off on it..  City will demand it any way.