Patent ID: 7905067

Claim:
A garage-based structure, comprising: (a) a foundation wall extending upwardly from a stable base, said foundation wall comprising a fiber-reinforced polymeric composite structure having a height defined between a top and a bottom, a length, and a thickness, said foundation wall comprising (i) an outermost fiber-reinforced polymeric layer, made using reaction curable polymeric resin, said outermost layer defining an outwardly-facing surface of said foundation wall, (ii) an innermost fiber-reinforced polymeric layer, made using reaction curable polymeric resin, said innermost layer defining an inwardly-facing surface ( 25 ) of said foundation wall, and (iii) a plurality of structurally-reinforcing members extending along substantially an entirety of the height of said foundation wall, and extending between locations at or proximate said outermost layer to locations at or proximate said innermost layer; (b) a fiber reinforced polymeric support bracket mounted to said foundation wall in association with the top of said foundation wall, said support bracket extending along the full length of said foundation wall, said support bracket comprising a support panel ( 176 ) below the top of said foundation wall, and adapted to support an edge of a slab of concrete adjacent the top of said foundation wall, said support panel extending away from at least one of an innermost surface ( 25 ) and an outermost surface ( 56 ) of said foundation wall, and extending the full length of said support bracket.