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Slab
Definition:
Of concrete; used for garages, and basement floors.
For a slab foundation, the site is made level, and a trench is dug around the perimeter of the site. Gravel is then spread across the site, and concrete is poured approximately four inches thick over wire mesh and a moisture barrier. In areas of load bearing walls, trenches need to be dug to allow for additional thickness at this location. Slab foundations have no piers or floor joists, and the concrete slab is the floor system.
block consisting of a thick piece of concrete.
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