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215 Ground Floor Slab

May be part of Connection to the Earth (168), Efficient Structure (206), Columns at the Corners (212), Root Foundations (214).

Conflict

The slab is the easiest, cheapest and most natural way to lay a ground floor.

Resolution

Build a ground floor slab, raised slightly- six or nine inches above the ground- by first building a low perimeter wall around the building, tied into the column foundations, and then filling it with rubble, gravel, and concrete.

May contain Floor Surface (233), Connection to the Earth (168), Floor-Ceiling Vaults (219), Soft Tile and Brick (248).