Pouring Concrete Footers : Large 2 Story Addition

Getting Ready For The Cinder Block Walls.

[@EastRiverHomestead]

Are the areas where you need to build the forms like keys so nothing moves or shifts?

[@RCHBuilders]

That is correct. They are to tie the upper footer into the lower footer. If there was an actual footer under the existing house, it would have also been drilled out and anchored into it.

[@yurihill4168]

Was hiring a line pump not in the budget….. or is not a common option for concrete contractors in your area. What region of the US are you located?

[@RCHBuilders]

Due to the amount of concrete being poured, and the location of the job. The mudbugies were a much better option.

[@yurihill4168]

Also no vibration? Not being critical, just where we are if there is reinforcing iron in the concrete, it must be vibrated

[@RCHBuilders]

We are not required to use a vibrator on this job. If we were pouring a concrete wall, or using a pump, we would have needed to due to the narrowness of the wall forms, or the air pockets that are introduced by the pump.