Need your guys help. We have had this job done by a paving/landscape company for our entrance and not sure what to do. First pic (pinterest) is what we asked for and following pics are what we got. We were told the walkway does not meet the driveway because step up to next step woud be too high, the slope etc. They said they have 40 years experience. We never told them we were going to repave the driveway. Can i get an opinion on this result from some people with experience out there? It wasnt cheap. Thanks in advance [attach]108008[/attach] [attach]108009[/attach] [attach]108010[/attach] [attach]108011[/attach]

I have a one story slab on grade 62 year old home in Florida with an enclosed single carport. There are a couple 8' segments of 24" high block on the side. Those were framed in, above the short walls, with 2x4s and plywood probably decades ago. The front of the carport was also framed in all the way to the slab. The edge of the slab is at least 6" on the side. The framed walls are starting to get rotten. Especially the one holding a window A/C unit. I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to replace the framing with fully grouted block, without creating new footings, and still meet code. CH04 TABLE R403.1(3) of the 2017 Florida Building Code seems to suggest that 6" footing thickness is sufficient for a fully grouted masonry wall. However, I can't seem to find any evidence to suggest a method of adding block to a slab that does not have rebar dowels embedded into the concrete in preparation. There certainly aren't any at the front of the carport, and given that the short walls were not intended to be load bearing, I doubt I will find slab embedded rebar if I break them apart. The edges of each new block wall could have horizontal rebar reinforcements drilled into the existing adjacent block. I was considering using long 1/2" wedge anchors into the slab with 2" plates and a nut atop a couple horizontal rebar reinforcements on the first course. However, I readily admit that is significantly weaker than slab embedded rebar. Anybody know if it is even possible to add a concrete wall to and existing slab? Or does this always require a new slab and footer? Thanks, Steve Titusville, FL