Stem wall / Discussions

...wall should it go? what is good for the perimeter of the house? Just granular A sloped 1:30 like code states slope? or maybe put drainage pipe anyway 4" away from outside wall and 12" down.   The proper procedure for building slab on grade foundation starts with building it on a suitable base that won't heave and that ...

...stem wall 'safer' than an insuation skirt. Whether you insulate with rigid foam insulation or with dirt, it needs to be planned for your climate. A slab may heave if it doesn't have sufficient skirt insulation, and a stem wall may fail if it isn't deep enough (as in it doesn't have enough dirt insulation).  There is at...