Foundations

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T-foundation

A T-foundation is used under exterior walls.

 

 

Post on a pier

This post is wood and the pier is concrete.

 

 

Coffee cup (essential on most job sites)

 

Anchor bolt on sill

The anchor bolts secure the building to the foundation

 

Anchor bolts, nuts and washers in a T-foundatio. Note pins from a powder actuated tool at the bottom of the T-foundation.

 

Columns

Columns are made using round forms sometimes called sano-tubes.

 

Wall ties

Wall ties hold the form boards that hold the wet concrete.

 

Concrete slab

A concrete slab can have an epoxy finish to make it shine.

 

 

finishing trowels, edger, groover, float

The concrete worker uses the ffloat, edger, groover and finishing trowel to finish the concrete.