The manufacture of the foundation for building a building is a rather troublesome and costly process. Especially if all work is done with their own hands. This is due to the fact that first of all it is necessary to purchase materials, and then independently carry out a whole range of work, characterized by a large volume and technological.
Currently, when erecting buildings of various purposes, the foundations of four types are used. These are slab, columnar, pile and strip foundations. Each of them, in turn, is divided into subspecies, although the principle of their construction is the same, and granite crushed stone is used almost everywhere. It should be noted that private houses for the most part are built on the strip foundation of shallow and buried type.
Before erecting the building, you should decide on the most suitable type of foundation.
Before starting work, the foundation is marking. At this stage, it is very important to adhere to the manufactured scheme. After that, digging trenches or soil drilling depending on the selected type of foundation. If the foundation of a strip or slab type is formed, then the next step is to create a formwork for pouring a concrete mixture. Do not forget about the formation of a sand pillow.
The height of the formwork will depend on the type of soil on which construction work is carried out, as well as on the annual precipitation in this region. If there is a large amount of snow, it is better to build a high base. It is very important that the upper level on the formwork is placed strictly horizontally.
When constructing the foundation, concrete should be reinforced using reinforcement. After that, the foundation is filled. It is most convenient, at the same time, use the imported concrete, since this makes it possible to significantly save time for its preparation, although in this case financial costs are increasing.
Knowing some of the main subtleties of the foundation structure, even in the presence of minimal knowledge and skills, you can independently form such a design. The main thing is that before starting the entire set of work, high -quality soil studies are carried out, and all relevant permits are obtained.
