This type of frost-protected shallow foundation (FSPS) relies on geothermal energy to keep the soil around and below the building from freezing and heaving. This article details the assembly of an EPS foam raft that is ringed with a skirt of insulation extending beyond the building, from laying the stem walls and frost skirt, to roughing in the mechanicals, to filling with foam and finishing the stem walls.
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