Residential Foundations
Part One: SITING,
EXCAVATION &
FOOTINGS
30 min, on DVD w. Parts Two and Three
(30 min. ea.)
Home with a View .... Placement
on Lot.... Site & first markers
Architects, Builders & Plans ....
Basement types .... Alignment
Solar Cycle Design & Surroundings.... Layout to Plans.... Clearing
Driveway & Site of Trees ....
Burning Brush .... Stump
Removal
Driveway Grade & Gravel ....
Excavation.... Foundation
Cut to
Undisturbed Soil.... Stockpiling Backfill ....Final
Layout: String &
Batter Boards.... Digging Footing Cuts....
Footing Prep: Steps &
forms.... Grade stakes.... Pads....
Concrete & Strength
.... Corners &
placement of Reinforcing Bar....
Pouring footings &
finishing
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Residential
Foundations
Part Two: BLOCK WALLS
& SLABS
30 min, on DVD w. Parts One
and Three (30 min. ea.)
Concrete Masonry Units.... How
Block is made, dimensions.... Mortar &
mixing.... Site stocking.... Locating Wall & Corner points.... Laying
the
first blocks.... Stringline & Level ....
Three Ways to be Wrong:
Thickness of joints, Setting & Adjusting First Course .... Corners
&
second course.... Holding plumb.... Dimensions & cutting block.... Wall
ties.... Intersecting walls.... Steps .... Openings & Lintils.... Chimneys
&
flue liner.... Slab prep.... Grade stakes....
Gravel....
Reinforcing wire
Moisture Barrier.... Insulation....
Penetrations.... Pouring
the slab: fill &
rough level.... Floating
to finish level.... Top course & anchor bolts
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Residential
Foundations
Part Three: WATERPROOFING
& VENTILATION
(RADON)
30 min, on DVD w. Parts One
and Two (30 min. ea.)
Waterproofing prep: Removing
sandcoat & mortar cast from footings
& walls.... Spot
filling voids and cracks.... Marking finish grade ....
Setup
for spraying .... Coatings &
properties desirable for waterproofing
applications.... Spraying the
coating.... Cutting and
fitting fibreboard
insulation.... Backfill and
grade.... Waterproofing
system at Saturation
Foundation Drains: gravel, grade, pipe, coverings ... Foundation
ventilation: RADON and how it is measured .... Sub-Slab ventilation
systems ....Fans vs HRV .... Sealing
entry points ....
Radon in ground water
Drainage & Landscaping
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Residential Foundations
Part Four: POURED CONCRETE
(FORMED)
FOOTINGS
30 min, on DVD w. Part Five
(30 min.)
Plans: Setbacks
and building location.... Contiguous structures,
openings, ledges.... Dug
vs. formed footings--Codes, soil types,
layout.... Footing
size & wall thickness.... Block vs. Concrete
Frost footings.... Backfill:
Code for block vs concrete
Steps: parallel
& perpendicular .... Form
materials & setup .... Level
Grade stakes .... Concrete mix, steel re-bar .... The Concrete Pump
Pouring & finishing
.... Keyways: code, waterproofing, backfill
Slab prep: gravel,
moisture barrier, re-wire, insulation, pour
& finish .... Footing
drains & runout .... Curing
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Residential Foundations
Part Five: POURED CONCRETE
(FORMED)
WALLS & STEPS
30 min, on DVD w. Part Four (30 min.)
Laying out corner
points ... Wall heights, thicknesses & strength:
block vs concrete... Plans:
in the vertical plane... Window & door
openings... Fitting
the Keyway... Backfill: how much & when
Wall forms: structural
strength & size increments
Ties, straps, pins,
wedges ... Typical form setup: low walls,
high walls, bracing
... Steps: parallel & perpendicular ...
Corners
Ledges ... Cold
joints ... Concrete mix ... Reinforcing steel vs height
Lintels, headers
.... Plumb & square finished forms .... Pouring:
Truck vs pump .... Anchor
bolts & ties . .... Stripping forms & spacers
Steel, thermal conductivity,
& cracking .... Waterproofing
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