In the exploration phase of our home building journey. We have a few questions that I hope someone may be able to answer.
We seem to have good clay. My clay, sand, and hay test bricks feel as hard as real bricks.
Our concern is standing water. We occasionally have heavy rains and have a flat plain as a site. There are no hills or otherwise to build higher.
Once a decade we can flood with standing water for a week or so. A few months in any given year we can get a deluge with a few standing puddles and sloppy soil. In the summer we can reach 100f and our ground cracks everywhere.
My question is will a high stem wall permit us to build a cobb home in our area considering the above?
I am thinking we can also build up the interior of the home a foot or a foot and a half higher than grade so if we do get standing water that penetrates the stem wall it won't touch the cobb, and the interior of the home being elevated won't be underwater itself.
Thoughts?
I suppose we can always get a pad of stabilized soil placed to elevate it over before we built but that of course would incur additional costs.
Thanks for your knowledge.
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