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Foundation for small addition

sledgie | Posted in Construction Techniques on

I’m looking at a 10×12 addition to a master bedroom for a new bath, turning the smaller existing bath into a closet.  I want the floors to be level.  The bedroom is over a basement that has about 3 feet of concrete sticking out of the ground.  I don’t want to have to pour a stemwall foundation just to make it blend in, but haven’t come up with any good alternatives. Any ideas? 

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  1. BKCBUILDER | | #1

     Concrete block, plaster it to match the concrete. I'm assuming it's just a crawlspace under the new addition.

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