2006-0526_18352.jpg Filling in the final pier, May 25, 2006. Somehow, amid all the piles of dirt, they know how high to pour the cement to make a pier that is exactly the right height. Later, the beams (which are ditches dug between each pier) lay across all these piers to create the foundation for the slab. And when the slab is finished, you have a level foundation that sits exactly where it is supposed to on your lot.