Footing / Discussions

...footings approximately 12" x 40" deep, and a 4" thick concrete slab on top of 2" rigid insulation. This will be a monolithic pour. The top of slab will be approx 12" above the soil. I plan to isulate the outside face of the perimeter footings with 2" rigid foam board. Does all this sound typical? When I discuss with lo...

An uninsulated footing under ICF block construction walls allows thermal bridging into the concrete core of the wall allowing energy stored in the thermal mass to bleed into the soil below. This is one of the problems with building ICF on a traditional concrete strip foundation. Is there any way to stop this advantage ...

...footing into the soil, via the insulation layer.  DJB It would be a structural engineer you're looking for, and while we have a team here that deal with everything LEED & Passive House related, structural questions about foundations are out of our competence range which is why on the home we're currently building o...

...footing protection. What is your suggestion about preventing moisture from  getting into the concrete wall from footing? thanks! Great question, and yes, moisture from the ground will be absorbed through the footing of a basement foundation if it isn’t protected. There is usually some thought put towards protecting fou...

...footings to be 18 inches below the level of my basement floor. High water table and the engineer wanted the footings on undisturbed soil. So I basically need to pour my basement wall 18 inches higher then plan then fill the inside with crushed gravel and have my basement floor elevated. How should I install my perimete...