Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Preparing the footing

A little rain and a week or two can clutter a perfectly good footer.

A little housekeeping...

...and they're ready for chalk lines.

"Pocket" laser levels are handy tools. It's hard to see, but the orange string near the top of the picture is a section line sighted by the builder, used to establish critical dimensions of the building. The laser level helps transfer this section line down to the surface of the footing with ease.

Then, it's just a matter of marking dimensions of the forms...

...and snapping chalk lines.

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