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great info thanks !
Where is the “step up boards”? lol I wouldn’t want to lay block on that.
With imbedded bedrock the footer won’t be sitting on soil with the same
compressive strength all around
Is that not a problem?
I like how the rods are suspended from above. I wish more contractors would
do that.
Hi boss google “Time lapse of home constructed start to finish”, Do you
agree they only built the house on sand? I almost dont believe what I see.
How would that house be solid?
Why do we need to see your face…..put the camera on the job site
cool video of running the footer with the rock. i would have been lost of
there was rock in my way
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Concrete Footer Part 1
Great video Tim really great information.
They have 2 by 4s nailed on top to help the forms stay in place. Pay
attention. It is also alot easier to remove forms too.
yay rebar!! I’m a second year student in construction management. I have
watched 3 other vids before yours on Youtube, yours was the first to
implement rebar! Textbook job!!
Good point. I couldn’t type four words of Spanish…..
YOUR A LIVING LEGEND!!!!!
yeah i guess that is why mexico is so nice and sparkles like gold and no
one ever leaves there to come to the usa illegally. it must be so great
living in wonderland mexico.
No stakes for the footer forms??
Thanks! I’ll be sure to forward your comment to the Executive Producer of
the AsktheBuilder video team.
12,000 Americans retired in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato State. Of
course, they are there legally… Remember, most non-recent-immigrant
Americans can’t speak another language. Don’t knock the guy that has some
difficulty using English.
Tim! Nice videos, but don’t do such tight close-ups of your face. It’s
unnerving and hard to watch.
@ProfileMachiningLLC No worries. Don’t sell yourself short. You may have
ESP. Try and focus.
Is the concrete poured within the forms considered the footer?
I am building a room out of block on my patio slab can I build it on the
slab or do I need to pour a footer next to the slab.
Please note this is not my job. I stumbled across this location. As crazy
as this sounds, the concrete was poured fairly stiff and there wasn’t much
sideways pressure that would bow the forms. The occasional pieces of wood
at the top of the forms that’s used to suspend the steel rods does a
fantastic job of minimizing bowing as well. Would I have driven the
occasional stake to ensure the forms would not spread or the forms explode?
You bet I would have.
thank u very much
@Kricotas: let me shine some light on the subject. The construction in
Mexico is different in regards to the footings, these is because more wight
goes there (roofs are made with concrete & re-bar “Lot of weight”), and
here wood it is not as heavy as concrete. Therefore the footing does not
need to be as deep, rule of thumb the more the weight, the bigger/deeper
the footing.
You need to understand what the purpose of the footer is. It’s to
distribute the weight of the structure onto the soil so the foundation does
not sink. The two steel rods are there to keep it from pulling apart. The
footer is not a beam. The foundation wall is the beam……. If you’re
going to invest in steel, you want it in your foundation. I highly
recommend that you read a few structural engineering books about footers
and foundations. Just keep in mind the purpose of each component.