Residential Foundations
Part One: SITING,
EXCAVATION & FOOTINGS
VHS 30 min
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
Residential Foundations
Part Two: BLOCK WALLS
& SLABS
VHS 30 min
Concrete Masonry Units How Block ismade, 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 tofinish level Top course & anchor bolts
Part Three: WATERPROOFING
& VENTILATION
VHS 30 min
Waterproofing prep: Removing sandcoat& mortar cast from footings
& walls Spot fillingvoids 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
VHS 30 min. $75.00*
DVD:Foundations Parts One, Two, & Three: $224.50*
*(Includes limited PublicPerformance Rights: see 'Pricing' page)
Residential Foundations
Part Four: POURED
CONCRETE (FORMED)
FOOTINGS
VHS 30 min
Plans: Setbacks and buildinglocation....Contiguous structures,
openings, ledges... Dug vs.formed footings--Codes, soil types,
layout. ....Footing size & wallthickness. ....Block vs. Concrete
Frost footings ....Backfill:Code for block vs concrete
Steps: parallel & perpendicular....Formmaterials & setup ....Level
Grade stakes ....Concretemix, steel re-bar ....The Concrete Pump
Pouring & finishing....Keyways:code, waterproofing, backfill
Slab prep: gravel, moisturebarrier, re-wire, insulation, pour
& finish ....Footingdrains & runout ....Curing
Residential Foundations
Part Five: POURED
CONCRETE (FORMED)
WALLS & STEPS
VHS 30 min
Laying out corner points....Wallheights, thicknesses & strength:
block vs concrete ....Plans:in the vertical plane ....Window & door
openings ....Fitting the Keyway ....Backfill:how much & when
Wall forms: structuralstrength & size increments
Ties, straps, pins, wedges....Typicalform setup: low walls,
high walls, bracing ....Steps:parallel & perpendicular ....Corners
Ledges ....Cold joints ....Concretemix ....Reinforcing steel vs height
Lintels, headers ....Plumb& square finished forms ....Pouring:
Truck vs pump ....Anchorbolts & ties....Stripping forms & spacers
....Steel, thermal conductivity, & cracking ...Waterproofing
VHS 30 min. $75.00*
DVD:Foundations Parts Four and Five: $149.50*
*(Includes limited PublicPerformance Rights: see 'Pricing' page)
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