footings not high enough, now what?

[kramer]

In the center of my basement there are footings for a framed bearing wall. Unfortunately the footings are about 6-8 inches to low (basically due to excavation). If they were at the correct height, the plan was just to lay down a couple 2X4's (equal to the height of the future slab), and then frame the wall on those. So now what are my options? Can I have the concrete crew pour additional footings on top of the current ones? Can I stack more 2X4's to make up the height? Any suggestions appreciated.

[Rich]

Typically with a footing underslab in a basement you would pour the slab over top of the footing or include the slab with the footing when pouring. Then frame your wall right on top of the slab.

[kramer]

Yes, the footings were to be about 4 inches below final slab height, in order to get started on framing, I was going to put treated wood directly on those and then do the slab later. However the current footings are now approximately 8 inches below final slab height.

[Rich]

My suggestion would be to pour the slab before framing. The issues that arise will outweigh the time waiting to start framing. If the water table increases there is always a chance that it will seap between the pours and up between the PT wood and concrete slab. I would rather have a continuous slab under my framing.