
Three Types of Footings to Support Foundation Walls
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.
The Right Footings for Strong Foundations - Fine Homebuilding
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 ...
foundation trench width? - Fine Homebuilding
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.
Digging trench estimate - Fine Homebuilding
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.
Trench shoring against wall? - Fine Homebuilding
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.
Timeless Tip: Tunneling Under Slabs - Fine Homebuilding
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.
trench footer questions - Fine Homebuilding
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 ...
Creating a Wiring Trench - Fine Homebuilding
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 ...
How to re-pour concrete in saw-cut slab? - Fine Homebuilding
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 …
Insulating water line from well to house - Fine Homebuilding
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 …