Is a poured concrete foundation better than block foundation?
Yes, it is stronger and drier! The forces a car puts per square inch on a driveway is similar to what mother nature puts on your basement walls during winter frost and fall and spring rainy seasons. You would not think twice about parking your car on a 4″ or 5″ concrete surface. However, you would think twice about parking it on hollow core concrete block. Your poured foundation walls are twice as thick which only demonstrates its great strength. Block is also very porous. Your basement acts something like an inverted swimming pool. Instead of keeping the water in you are keeping the water out of the basement. Never would anyone consider using block to build a pool. Yet, people build block basements all the time. Solid concrete is the right material for this structural application.
