# Strip Foundation Meaning and Uses

> A strip foundation is a continuous shallow footing under load-bearing walls. See a brick-wall school example and how SuperWise measures and bills the concrete.

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

A continuous shallow footing laid along a load-bearing wall to spread its load evenly over the soil.

## What is Strip Foundation (Continuous Footing)?

A strip foundation, or continuous footing, is a shallow foundation common in low-rise building. Instead of separate pads under individual columns, it is a continuous, level trench along the whole length of a load-bearing wall, filled with reinforced concrete that spreads the wall's weight evenly over the soil.

## Practical example

For a traditional two-storey rural school built with load-bearing brick walls and no RCC columns, the contractor excavates a continuous 1 m wide trench under every wall. A continuous strip of concrete is poured into the trench, and the brick walls are built directly on top of it.

## In SuperWise

A strip foundation is billed by volume. In SuperWise, the measurement sheet for its [BOQ](https://superwise.site/glossary/bill-of-quantities/) item records the length, breadth and height of each section, with a deduction where needed, and computes the net quantity. Approving the sheet updates BOQ progress, and the cumulative billed quantity cannot pass the [work order](https://superwise.site/glossary/work-order/) quantity.

[Digital measurement book](https://superwise.site/features/digital-measurement-book/)

## Related terms

- [Earthwork Excavation](https://superwise.site/glossary/earthwork-excavation/)
- [Plinth Beam](https://superwise.site/glossary/plinth-beam/)
- [Reinforcement (Rebar)](https://superwise.site/glossary/reinforcement-rebar/)
- [JCB (Backhoe Loader)](https://superwise.site/glossary/jcb-backhoe-loader/)

## Related
- [Earthwork Excavation](https://superwise.site/glossary/earthwork-excavation/)
- [Plinth Beam](https://superwise.site/glossary/plinth-beam/)
- [Reinforcement (Rebar)](https://superwise.site/glossary/reinforcement-rebar/)
- [JCB (Backhoe Loader)](https://superwise.site/glossary/jcb-backhoe-loader/)
- [Digital measurement book](https://superwise.site/features/digital-measurement-book/)