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Old 04-30-2008, 09:21 AM
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Re: Another New One On Me
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Originally Posted by Aaron Miller View Post
The slab edge was rather tall, as in 18". I thought, OK, somebody had a lot of money to spend on concrete, that's all.

He simply more or less used the perimeter beam of the existing pier and beam foundation as the forms in which he proceeded to pour a 4" (presumably) slab-on-grade foundation.
Aaron,

I'm having difficulty adding up a 4" slab-on-grade and ending up at 18" high????????

Did you mean, without saying so, that he put in 14" of fill?

Or that you stepped up 18" to go into the house, then stepped back down 14" once inside to get down to the 4" slab-on-grade?
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