Foundation

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong Home-building decisions should be made by informed thoughts, and a rational look into the future to see the outcome of a logical chain Read more
When ‘Gone With the Wind’ is a News Report About Home

When ‘Gone With the Wind’ is a News Report About Home

Scarlett : We’re in such a terrible storm. Oh, Rhett, where is everybody? Rhett : They’re all gone with the wind. Scarlett : Then, at least let’s have a nice dinner tonight. Where’s that scrawny chicken? Rhett : The storm got the chicken. Read more
Structural Support is NOT a Shared Duty PREMIUM

Structural Support is NOT a Shared Duty

Structural Support is not a shared duty. Components which bear the weight of a whole house can't be allowed to differ from one part of the house to another. For instance, where near-surface bearing soils swirl like marble cake, if part of the house Read more
UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION PREMIUM

UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION

Homebuilding doesn’t begin as a task to simply scrape off the ground, pour out some concrete, and put up a house. Whether the ground has a slab on it, a crawl space above it, or a basement in it, careful planning for structure, electrical, plum Read more
Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming PREMIUM

Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming

This step seems to be one of the last in the process. However, it must be addressed in the very beginning. Pre-knowledge, policies, and decisions must be developed at the first, so the results will be best at the last. Permanent Site Condition Read more
EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation PREMIUM

EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation

‘Excavation’ is the practice of digging into dirt and moving it around. ‘Bearing Soil’ is the deep-down dirt that can carry, or bear, the weight of a house. The previously mentioned ‘surface soil’ is only strong enough to support gras Read more
SURFACE PREPARATION ( Pre-Construction ) PREMIUM

SURFACE PREPARATION ( Pre-Construction )

The best first step to take in preparing to build is to correctly prepare the ground. Even the best built foundation is no better than the earth it rests upon. Surface Soil Type ( Non-Bearing ) is the stuff in which grass and shrubs grow, and Read more