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How many of you have measured and formed your own house pad?
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:08 pm
I will be measuring for a house pad soon. Im debating if I will form the house pad myself or if I should hire someone to form the pad.
I have a tractor with box blade and dozer at my disposal
I have a tractor with box blade and dozer at my disposal
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:10 pm to slapahoe
How much money can you save?
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:12 pm to slapahoe
Piss on that. There are Hispanics everywhere waiting to dig footings, form a slab, place concrete, finish concrete, wreck forms, and clean up after they're done.
Just my .02.
Just my .02.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:13 pm to wickowick
Doing myself will save around $2000-$2500. BUT I have never worked with dirt in this way. It would def be learn on the go, but thats why Im curious to know how hard it is. I would hate to screw up my foundation 
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:13 pm to slapahoe
Size of pad? You digging footings after forming?
If it is a large pad, it would likely be better to just let a concrete guy handle it all. The cost of lumber alone (that you will likely never use again) would likely cover the cost of someone placing the forms. Most good concrete guys will just reuse form boards until they are no longer servicable. That way they save money.
If it is a large pad, it would likely be better to just let a concrete guy handle it all. The cost of lumber alone (that you will likely never use again) would likely cover the cost of someone placing the forms. Most good concrete guys will just reuse form boards until they are no longer servicable. That way they save money.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:13 pm to slapahoe
You talking about putting in the building pad or forming the slab?
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:13 pm to 4LSU2
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Piss on that. There are Hispanics everywhere waiting to dig footings, form a slab, place concrete, finish concrete, wreck forms, and clean up after they're done.
Im talking just dirt work. Im def no where near handy enough to handle a slab of this magnitude.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:16 pm to slapahoe
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Im talking just dirt work. Im def no where near handy enough to handle a slab of this magnitude.
Odds are you will need a compacted subgrade, which will include cutting your existing soil to a depth and importing structural fill to a new subgrade elevation. This is all dependent on your existing soil condition, of course.
It sounds to me like you need to let the pros handle the slab and you contact NASCAR for tips on digging a pond on your place.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:42 pm to 4LSU2
Listen carefully to that. If you are in S LA and you have expansive clay under your house it can be a disaster if the pad is not prepared properly.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:38 pm to slapahoe
If you have never done dirt work of this magnitude before its not worth the 2,500 savings. A good house starts with a good foundation and that's not something you want to learn/do on the fly.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 1:33 am to eng08
quote:THIS x 100.
If you are in S LA and you have expansive clay under your house it can be a disaster if the pad is not prepared properly.
Careful of clay with a high shrink/swell potential. It'll frick your life if you're not careful and knowledgeable about proper slab site prep.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 4:35 am to CoastieGM
Also, if you are any close to a flood zone, you have to build up the pad. Check with the local police jury's office. Once the pad is built, you will have to do a slab elevation survey. It is just more to building up dirt these days. 
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:40 am to fishfighter
Your house is Too much of a risk for your first time.
Learn on a shed or something first.
Learn on a shed or something first.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 7:46 am to slapahoe
Me, my Dad, and my Bro formed up the pads for my parent's and bro's house. We also built both entire houses
Of course, my Dad has 40 years of experience in building homes though
ETA: digging footings sucks balls
Of course, my Dad has 40 years of experience in building homes though
ETA: digging footings sucks balls
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 7:46 am
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:56 am to slapahoe
I would strongly advise against doing this yourself if you have never formed a house before. A S@#$ty foundation leads to a s@#$ty house.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:01 am to civiltiger07
Nothing like a 200k house sitting on a POS slab.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 2:17 pm to slapahoe
quote:Man, that's literally THE FOUNDATION of your home- one of the biggest investments you'll ever make. Get a professional.
Doing myself will save around $2000-$2500. BUT I have never worked with dirt in this way. It would def be learn on the go
Having a dozer "walk it in" will compact it like it needs.
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