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Complete Foundation Footings Excavation

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Building a Cabin in the woods (Ep.1)

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What happens here

The excavation for the foundation footings is now complete. The architects and engineers provided new plans requiring the footings to extend 36 inches past the frost line. This resulted in a very deep and aggressive pit. The final depth accounts for an 8-inch footing, a stem wall that extends 36 inches above that, and additional height above grade to ensure water slopes away from the foundation. The large scale of the excavation is noted as both intimidating and exciting, marking a major milestone in the project.

Goal: The excavation for the cabin's foundation footings is completed, ensuring the necessary depth (36 inches past the frost line) and proper grading for water drainage.

Tools and materials

  • Excavator
  • Measurement Tools

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get power to that property guys we got our footings dug out this looks like an aggressive pit so the the the architect and the engineers came back we submitted the plans to the building department and the only difference we have to make is the footings have to be 36 in past the frost line so this is a big deep hole you got to consider you got 8 in of footing plus your stem wall That's total of 36 in above and then however many inches above the grade so water can slope away this is nuts this is absolutely crazy I actually feel intimidated while being excited cuz this looks like a crater fell into it we are excited to start building we're going to have the conquer guys come in next week for the foundation we're going to have the framers come in right after that and then we're going to have the roofers come in this is going to be an insane insane project yeah I'm so excited I'm so excited to see it come to life with the A-frame with the beautiful windows and that gorgeous view out there I'm excited I have so many ideas for the inside too which probably you're scared about I'm less scared of that than this big hole that's dug right there there's no turning back now we let's get after it let's do it make sure you tune in for the next episode it's going to be beautiful what's going to come after this thanks for watching in the meantime

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