When building slab foundations, the concrete pour comes after the footings have set and before walls are erected. Dirt is compacted and backfilled with 4 to 6 inches of gravel.

Concrete Why Wait to Form Walls on Footings? The Concrete Foundations Association explains the rationale behind the speed available to the construction of residential concrete foundations and why ...

ASK THE BUILDER | The deck post must be fastened to the concrete pier. It’s best to place a long 1/2-inch anchor bolt in the wet concrete that will be used to bolt down a heavy galvanized metal ...

A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall.

Those gray bumpy rods are ½-inch steel reinforcing bars that will strengthen a garage footing. The contractor now needs to put supports under them so about 3 or 4 inches of concrete separates the ...

Cons Poured concrete slabs aren’t as strong as some other foundation types as they typically don’t have footings to disperse the weight of the building.

Six hunks of concrete — called footings — that are supposed to support steel beams are not strong enough, said civic center director David O’Neal.

Rounded gravel might not be a good choice. Reinforcing steel is a must in concrete footings. Concrete has great compressive strength, but little when subjected to tension.

Like any other structure, your steel storage shed needs a suitable foundation. By suitable, we mean a base that's solid, stable, level, and can support the load of the shed and the items stored inside ...