Foundation - Page 8 of 10

Capillary Break Coating
Applying a waterproof coating to the top of the footing blocks groundwater from wicking into the foundation walls, thereby keeping the basement drier.
Dual-Purpose Sub-Slab Pipe
In this foundation build, a sub-slab perforated pipe and layer of crushed stone will help drain away groundwater and provide an exit pathway for radon gas.
Placing Concrete in the Footings
Finally some actual construciton taking place
Pipe Stubs Through Footing
A radon riser pipe and sleeve for the sub-slab drain must be placed before concrete is poured in the footing forms.
A Solid, Well-Insulated Foundation
Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) provide integral foam insulation at the base of a house.
ICFs Often Require a Lot of Steel Reinforcing
The steel reinforcing rod used in the footings and foundation will end up costing about 50% of the cost of the concrete used to fill the footing and ICF forms.
Forming Footings from Recycled Lumber
Recycled I joists, old staging planks and salvaged plywood are used for form boards.
Tight Site Requires Survey Points
$1000 for piece of mind to ensure the house fits inside setbacks
Failure to Launch
Hurry up and wait. I'm done with schedules; they just jinx us
Site Planning and Excavation
While the plan looks good on paper, we won't know how best to approach the site grading until after we begin digging

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