Fastfoot® Commercial Concrete Footing Form - Tru Frame Construction Grade Beam
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2019
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Calvin Vader, principal of TruFrame, recently used Fastfoot for the first time in Battle Ground, WA.
Most of the grade beam is 32" in height, formed with a 2x6 top rail and two 2x4s between the top rail and the ground. The contractor used Fastfoot 50" and 74".
As the top of the framework is the top of the grade beam, screeding the concrete to the correct level is a breeze. As well, the positioning of steel templates for the anchor bolts is very easy to achieve. The contractor has suspended the 1/4" steel template using two 2x4s supported by the top rail.
The contractor supported the rebar hooks by tying with rebar wire to a 2x4 supported by another 2x4 running between the two side rails. This made it easy to finish the concrete.
This point load pad measuring 8' x 8' x 2' is formed with a simple framework - just two 2x4 rails: one at the top and one 2/3rds of the way down. The hydraulic loads from the bottom of the pad are taken with Fastfoot - this means the lateral loads on the forms are considerably less than when using plywood.
This point load pad measuring 8' x 8' x 2-8:' is formed with a simple framework - just three 2x4 rails: one at the top, one half way down and one abut 8" off the ground. The hydraulic loads from the bottom of the pad are taken with Fastfoot - this means the lateral loads on the forms are considerably less than when using plywood. The first lift of 16" of concrete is just been vibrated.
Running utilities through the formwork can not be simpler - use a utility knife to cut a hole in Fastfoot and run the pipe through. Try that with plywood.
Screeding the concrete is complete. Notice how simple the lateral bracing is - a few 2x4s to the ground suffices. Also the 2x4 cleats take lateral loads as well. None of this is possible with plywood forms.
Great system, why not dig a trench and fill it? Then you don’t need form work
Where they are building on the west coast you cannot fill a trench and form. You need to build on native soil, so Fastfoot is the best solution in this market.