Jul 2, 2021 · Footings are essential for supporting foundation walls and preventing buckling or sinking. They can be made of concrete or crushed stone, depending on soil type and structure weight. Choose the right design based on location and soil conditions.

TRENCH FOOTING Building a trench footing is as simple as scraping off the topsoil, digging a trench, adding rebar, and filling the trench with concrete. PROS: Because they require so little labor, trench footings can be created fast and are less expensive than formed footings. CONS: Some jurisdictions don’t allow this type of footing. It is ...

Oct 8, 2006 · Attitude is another one. I had a narrow trench as part of a job once where we were between a house and a deck foundation, preping for addition. Space was about 20-22" from form the dirt wall and very hard to work in but doable. The form guys developed a bad attitude because of it tho and did their worst work there.

Oct 17, 2003 · I’m having a trench dug from my home to the workshop so that I can run power. The length of the run is about 35 ft. and 2 to 3 ft. depending on whether it’s under the driveway or the patio. Any idea what kind of a cost this should be if I’m hiring someone to dig the trench for me? I don’t know what the going rate is on this sort of thing.

May 1, 2003 · The guy is going to excavate close to 60 cubic yards of material from a 5 foot wide, 8 foot deep, 33 foot long trench, possibly with a stepped far side so he can put on that high dollar membrane. Unless he is a complete idiot he can find room, 5 feet away from that membrane, for roughly 1.5 cubic yards of rubble.

Jan 15, 2021 · Excavate a trench to the necessary depth, on both sides of the slab, and assemble the pictured fittings. It is important to maintain a level course under the slab, so be sure your trench is long enough to allow the pipe to remain level while the tunnel is being cut.

Jun 12, 2005 · lots of guys will trade labor for concrete.. which is what you do when you use a trench footing.... the labor you save, you spend on concrete ... many times the trench footing is more stable that a formed footing..... lot's of uncompacted fill or disturbed earth is under the footing forms.. whereas with a trench... the bottom tends to be ...

If there are windows, cut the trench under the windows, leaving at least 1 in. of wall material under the windowsill to facilitate repairs. If there’s plaster, make the trench as wide as two strips of lath. Snap parallel chalklines to indicate the width of the trench 1. Then use a utility knife to score along each line 2. Scoring lines first ...

Jan 19, 2007 · Backfill your trench with 3/4" crushed rock, not dirt! Hand tamping rock in a trench will give you the compaction you need to support your patch. Hand damping dirt in 4" lifts will not. edit:replied to the wrong poster. meant for the OP. Dave. Edited 1/16/2007 6:10 …

Jul 2, 2007 · Compress the backfill reasonably well, then place foam (2 inches) on top, for the full width of the trench. Backfill that to grade, taking care to avoid fracturing the foam.You can probably get away with a narrower trench, but the technique gets …