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eric131

naptown CR

is that a concrete floor we are looking at in the picture and the walls are poured on top?

eric131

no thats just a dust cap...the walls are on a footing.

naptown CR

how thick is the dust cap ( around here we call them rat caps) and are you going to be able to pull the forms?

ChrWright

Was that a monolithic pour (footings and walls poured together at the same time)?

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eric131

The cap is 2 1/2" thick. Yes forms got stripped this morning. No they poured the footing and cap and then the walls the next day.

naptown CR

OK

How is the wall secured to the footing.
In most instances the floor is what prevents the bottom of the wall from kicking in. What are you depending on what to prevent this from happening. I realize that this is only a crawl space and there is not much fill.

eric131

We have pieces of curved rebar every 18" all the way around set in the footing. The walls were poured around these.

naptown CR

Curved? as in bent on one end for a hook like on the end of the anchor bolt?

eric131

No curved more like a half moon shape. Both ends are set into the footing and the walls poured over them.

naptown CR

any other steel? What seismic zone are you in?

eric131

It also has steel running into the existing foundation on both sides.I assume by seismic zone you mean my location? I am in Northern IL.

naptown CR

Just checking. Has an engineer signed off on the foundation design?

eric131

Well I pulled permits of course and the building inspector has been alright with all the work completed so far. Im not as dumb as you guys made me out to be the other night. I just had never used a laser is all...I dont mind being questioned or second guessed but Im not an idiot.

lou5577

WOW i just registered an came to this page ..Holy SH--T are you guys gonna bite my head off if i ask a stupid ,lame ,back to 1st year carpentry school question like that.and i wouldn`t shoot it with a laser without a laser eye either,awfully hard to see the light OR ionized lite during the day ....using the laser at nite?.......ahahahahah

BuiltByMAC

I dunno, I use a laser during the day on most of my projects. I can see the dot just fine, I just need to have it 'hit' something so I know where it is.
I don't usually use a grade rod, just a tape measure and the visible dot.

If it's that difficult to see, plan to arrive at the jobsite early, when shadows are longer and direct light is dimmer.

eric131, you get kudos for stayin' w/ this thread...trial by fire on this forum at times.

Mac

naptown CR

Eric you are correct you are not an idiot

Test passed!

ChrWright

Wow... sounds like the stone age... Get yourself an audible receiver .

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katoman

DITTO Man it's hard to eat crow. Looks good man.

katoman

Depends how hungry we are, and if we've already been feeding.