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Stem Wall Foundation for the House

STEM WALL
CMU block stem wall on footings to elevate house with slab cap on fill within (no crawl space). Less impact on floodplain and neighbors than raising whole site.

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Top course shaped to provide form for slab cap

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Roy Domangue (builder) putting rebar reinforcement in the stem walls


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Stem wall CMUs are filled with concrete

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Layer of limestone fill within stem walls

DIRT LAYER CMU
Layers of stable soil fill within stem walls



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Posted on: 3/22/2005 1:08:19 PM

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