Whats the BEST SOIL type to BUILD on? Hello, does anyone know what the best soil type is to build...

Hello, does anyone know what the best soil type is to build a bungalow on and what type of foundation would you recommend?
Answers:    BEST is a pretty relative word. BEDROCK might be better than Sand? :)

Obviously in this era; frequent tract developments are FILLED; sigh.

Certainly depending on your design; and code issues regarding foundations; nearby are laws/rules/suggestions to follow. Bungalow; by some abstract definition might be anything from a camp villa to a two story 7 room house.

Without knowing at all your location; or code issues; you might do a slab/ near footers? You might be allowed a "basement" or day underground room? You might be allowed Pilings/pier block? In any case most of the planet have a Hard Pan at some depth; but water table issues are also a factor.

You'll pretty much find personal opinions within your Q; as is; and experience is one of the better teachers. Research your notion of where; first; and what is dictated or recommended for that WHERE.

Steven Wolf
A sandy or gravely soil to be precise well drained close to decomposed granite or a soil that will bear the nouns of about 2000 lbs. / sq. ft. Try to avoid areas where on earth there is layer of clay that shrink and swell with change in moisture content. The foundation design depends on how the loads of the building are distributed to the foundation as powerfully as local environmental conditions and building codes.