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Would a pier & beam or concrete foundation be best to build on land with lots of limestone just below the surface? (central Texas)

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Best to get a soils report to see how much clay there is above the limestone.
You will probably require a post tensioned slab on grade.
I have worked in Texas for years now.
If there was just limestone and you could scrape the topsoil then a simple slab on grade would work.
The clay is expansive when wet in Texas and will crack slabs unless they are post tensioned.

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