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      Unregistered-Hammad Khan
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      I plan to build a house next year
      the house whis is there , i plan to tear down
      but keep its slab foundation
      the foundation which is there, is 52ft by 22 ft wide,
      my house plan is 52 by 32, a 10 ft in width difference

      how can i achieve this project, what technique will have to be made in combine the old and new slab foundation
      thank U
      Mr. Kahn

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      Billhart
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      Is this a slab with monolithic footers (turned down edge)? Frost walls with slab on grade? Post tensioned slab? Slab supported by piers? and there are probably a couple of other combinations that I am not familar with.

      and what about internal load bearing walls? they might not fall at the same place that the old house has footing under the slab.

      You really need someone local that can inspect what you have and knows local soil conditions. they may have to run some engineering test on the slab and soil.

      It may not be practical to reuse the existing slab.

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