Thanks for the info! That's what I'll tell the builder I want...a
"crawlspace" with a concrete floor. This will be a 100% custom house
(i.e., we're hiring our own architect and builder, and building it on
our own lot that's not in any "development". No HOA, no CC&Rs and no
"architectural review board"...so we can do anything we can afford to
pay for!) The water table won't permit a basement...unless I move in 8
feet of dirt and raise the level of the ground.