Category: Concrete Articles

  After the footings and foundation were poured, 4″ of crushed gravel were added for the concrete base to prepare for pouring the concrete slab.     As shown above, the gravel should come up flush with the top of the footings so that that concrete slab can rest on top of the footings as well as the gravel.   We rented a power screed which died on us after about 20 minutes so we ened up doing the entire thing by hand.  You can’t see it in the picture…

Forming and Pouring the Footings Thick, solid, and strong, concrete footings evenly spread the weight of the house (and everything inside it) over a wide area, ensuring that the finished house does not settle.  With some slab foundations, it’s possible to pour the concrete footings and slab at the same time.  In other cases, the concrete footings and the slab must be formed and poured separately.  In many areas, a concrete footing inspection by the building department is required.  This must be done before the foundation walls are built.  The inspect for…