During the foundation phase of a construction project, concrete forms are built, concrete is poured, damp proofing is applied, site drainage is installed and the newly formed foundation work is backfilled with soil.
Today we capture the placement of the initial perimeter form work.
Once the temporary formwork is in place, the crew can now bring in additional dirt, also referred to as fill, to elevate the slab and allow for interior grade beams to be formed in place.
Did you know? Most residential architects provide foundation and framing plans?
That's right, some firms provide additional drawings to assist with the structural design. However, we at Motif prefer to outsource this work to a licensed engineer, who has years of education, training and considered a professional in their specific field.
Even though architects have education and "some" training with structural calculations, we are by far from being experts. If the house doesn't have a great foundation and "bones" from the start, its on the path of being unsuccessful from the beginning.
To learn more about this exciting project, please check out our project page.
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