Stem Wall Slab Foundations | The HOW and WHY

I need this video. I just had plans drawn for a stem wall, slab and pier and beam. I definitely need to learn more about stems. Thanks for this video.

I'm new to construction. I inspect finished homes and apartments. My education was poor. So your video has been a tremendous help to me in understanding what a stem wall actually is. Thank you!

Awesome video! Answereed the questions that wake me up in the middle of the night as i plan on building our home.

Awesome video Todd. Great information.

man im jealous of you guys in the south. our footings here have to be 42" deep and that increases the cost A LOT

Good presentation of the process!!

Very informative video and years of experience, thankyou for such informative video

This was very interesting. Thank you 😊

Excellent presentation.

Thanks for sharing

I got a better understanding with your videos

Great information

Awesome video, Thank you for sharing it!! Quick question... Here in florida, the plumbing underground pvc pipes cannot be seating under rock foundation, we need sand underneath. Since you are using rock... do you need a soil compaction test before pouring?? thank you!

I'm enjoying this series. You give a nice summary of the steps and materials required in a no-nonsense manner. Very professional! We are building outside of Atlanta next spring and our footprint will be about 131' x 72', which includes garages and patios. Given the size it seems like a stem wall slab foundation rather than monolithic is the way to go (crawl space is too expensive.) A few questions, please: how thick a slab would you recommend? Looks like you'll be pouring a 6" slab on this particular house; will that suffice for something as large as my slab? What if I wanted 8" thickness, or would that be overkill? And maybe I missed it; I saw the piping to be "slabbed," but I didn't see the water lines. How did you handle those? Would you be able to share a rough cost of the foundation build up to this point, just as a reference? It's been a few months since this video so hope you post updates on this build! Thanks!

I like the 6" perimeter block on top, Did the inspector let you install verticle rebar after footing was poured . The 1st. video , there was no verticle rebar coming out of the footing.

Great video thank you! I have a garage almost starting to build. 54 by 80. 3 ft foundation, one ft steam wall. In Utah would you recommend same style of installation?

New Sub!

Technically speaking, a CMU should be called a Cement Masonry Unit as there is no rock or aggregate in the mix to make them Concrete.

Cool video, I'm taking NC contractor classes now and am wondering why no dowels/rebar sticking up from the footing into the blocks @6:00 mark?

For constructing the stem wall, please explain the pros/cons of footings+CMU vs. all one pour for the footing/stem-wall. (The slab is still a separate pour in both cases.). Maybe it's not easy to create that ledge if it's a concrete pour?