House Placement and Excavation: Slab-on-Grade

 

Understanding the potential problems and best ways to prevent them can help ensure that your homes are placed and excavated correctly. House Placement and Excavation teaches construction personnel how to position the house, set grade, prevent soil concerns, and make certain the ground is excavated according to plans.

Audience:   Construction, Customer Service, Purchasing

Duration:   1 hour

Learning objectives:  

• Describe the three major problems that can occur during house placement and excavation.
• Make sure that the right home is staked out at the right location on the lot, and that it will be possible to grade the lot correctly during rough grading.
• Cross check the soils report with the foundation design, and prevent problems during excavation to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation.
• Ensure that the house footprint has been excavated correctly per the surveyor’s stakes and that the foundation formwork is located properly.

Price:   $49.00