Gravel Fill - Placed under the slab to allow drainage and to guard against a damp floor.
Girder - A main beam upon which floor joists rest. Usually of steel, but also of wood.
Gravel fill is placed outside the finished poured concrete foundation. This ensures that moisture does not stand around the foundation for any time. The moisture is routed to the footing drain for fast dispersal.
Gravel Fill Crushed rock or rubble placed under the slab to allow drainage and to guard against a damp floor
Gutter The trough that gathers rainwater from a roof.
Habitable In a condition suitable for human habitation.
Gravel Fill
Gravel layered at the bottom of an excavation to insure drainage of water.
Gravel Mulch ...
All slabs should have a minimum of 6" of gravel fill under it.
In certain conditions you will have to bring in fill. Either to raise the level of dirt, or because of unstable dirt. This layer ( usually pitrun ) will have to be compacted and leveled.
Construction of such a storage involves digging a square hole encircled at ground level by a shallow, gravel filled, drainage trench, installing the lower stage duct assembly, positioning the well box, and banking it with earth (Figure 5).
Gravel fill is used beneath the foundation slab with a poly membrane, or vapor retardant, sealed over the gravel prior to pouring the basement floor.
A typical drain field pipe is 4 inches (10 centimeters) in diameter and is buried in a trench that is 4 to 6 feet (about 1.5 m) deep and 2 feet (0.6 m) wide. The gravel fills the bottom 2 to 3 feet of the trench and dirt covers the gravel, like this: ...
 See also: House, Gravel, Water, Concrete, Ground
  
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