Monday, August 3, 2009


This is more typical of conventional Charlotte County single family home construction. Trees visible are on another home lot. This house was built on fill that brought it's finished floor elevation at least 2' above the crown of the road as required by FEMA. An alternative would be to use stem wall construction instead of slab on grade. This would allow builders to preserve trees on site rather than clearing and filling the site. Homes built with stemwall construction would require more creative solutions to make the transition between existing grade and finished floor elevation.

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