Patent ID: 6272810
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: E02D,E04B,E04G,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of preparing building sites for installation of mobile homes and other structures, the method comprising:a) excavating a building site to form a foundation base ground surface area disposed at a predetermined depth below original grade level,b) determining construction lines defining the location for the erection of an upstanding peripheral stem wall in accordance with specifications of a particular structure to be installed, and erecting outer peripheral concrete slab foundation pad formboards a predetermined spaced distance outwardly of and about said construction lines, said peripheral concrete form boards selected and erected to provide and contain the pouring of a substantially level, concrete slab foundation pad having a predetermined, first thickness,c) positioning a plurality of spaced apart, stem wall support blocks on said ground surface area along said construction lines spaced inwardly of said erected peripheral concrete formboards, and leveling the support blocks around the stem wall construction line as needed, said support blocks being selected with a thickness that provides an upper stem wall-supporting surface that is less in height from the ground surface than is said predetermined, first thickness of the concrete slab foundation pad to be poured within said erected, peripheral concrete slab formboards,d) pre-manufacturing a plurality of precast stem wall sections of predetermined dimensions at a remote site, delivering them to an installation site and setting the stem wall sections in upstanding condition on the positioned and leveled, spaced apart support blocks arranged along the construction lines,e) pouring concrete on the base ground surface area within said outer peripheral form boards to provide a concrete slab foundation pad having said predetermined, first thickness, assuring that the concrete fills the open areas around and under the stem wall sections and the spaced apart support blocks and assuring that a bottom portion of the erected, peripheral stem wall is embedded a predetermined distance within the finished concrete slab foundation pad.