House on Stilts Some houses are sometimes built on stilts over the seas. It may seem difficult to understand how these houses stay up as long as they do, but a house on stilts can sometimes last for about 20 or 30 years without having to replace the posts. Houses built on stilts have to be thought out carefully. Building a house that will last you a long time means you have to choose the right timber …
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…deep into the ground. The same thing is done to the next post until all the posts are up. A successful build also depends on having all of the right material for it. Learning about houses on stilts has been very interesting, especially since I never thought about it before now I guess everything has a reason behind it. The purpose of a house on stilts for me is so that the house can last.