Patent ID: 8834072
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a foundation suspended above a ground surface and separated from the ground surface by a void without lifting the foundation upward, the method comprising the steps of: placing a plurality of structural supports into the ground, and extending above the ground surface to a desired height of the void; installing temporary removable materials at the desired height for the void, and level with tops of the plurality of structural supports; forming a slab on top of the temporary removable materials, wherein the slab extends over the tops of and is disposed on the structural supports; then removing the temporary removable materials from beneath the slab and thereby creating the void between a bottom of the slab and the ground, with the slab supported by the structural supports and spaced apart from ground surface by the void; and installing a skirt on the perimeter of the slab to enclose a peripheral edge of the void.