concrete foundation
- slabThick flat piece
- footingSecure ground position
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- basementSubterranean building level
poured · curing · forms · excavation · anchor · bedrock · settling · cracks · level · pier · footings · subfloor · gravel · reinforced · load-bearing · moisture · crawlspace · structural
- dam sites
permanence and stability
concrete foundationfloating platform
Buoyant surface on water
quicksand · temporary structure · shifting ground · scaffolding · shifting sands
literal vs. metaphorical grounding
concrete foundationhouse of cards
Structure prone to collapse
castle in the air · thin air · nothing · air · wishful thinking