Mono Or Stem Wall

 
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Old 04-01-2006, 02:03 AM   #1
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Mono Or Stem Wall


I'm building my first home in Florida on lake front in a flood plane. I have like 16 to 32 inches before hitting the water table. I cut about 4 inches and filled the lowest side of the lot about 10 inches (to level it out some). Could I get by on a mono slab, nobody will give me a straight answer? I'm worried if I dig down for a footer to "virgin soil" and the table rises next year I'll have problems. My lot is pretty much flat. With the water table going up and down I worry about a mono slab but then again I really dont know the tech. side to them. What would be best and would either work?

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