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slab design

mshedb

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My footings will have a 7" lip on either side of the concrete block. When your garage was built, was crushed stone put on top of the lip, so that the slab maintained a uniform thickness from block wall to block wall, or did you pour concrete down to the lip, creating a vertical edge of the slab that catches the lip on each side? When using insulation, the first option seems more logical to me.

Also, I am using 2" insulation under the slab. Should I also use insulation between the slab and the block walls, and if so, how thick?
 
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Ironcrow

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Uniform thinkness with gravel over the footing. On the edge you want, not so much 'insulation' as a thin 'thermal break' like 1/2 inch thick homosote.
 
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