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 …showed first 75 words of 381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 381 total…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.