Foundation    

The first step to building a quality home is laying the foundation. Pacific Style Construction analyzes soil conditions, ground integrity, wind patterns and home size to ensure that a quality structural system is built for your home. We use #4 and #5 steel reinforcement bars to help ensure the stability and integrity of each foundation.

 
• 4” of compacted base course under all our concrete
• Termite pre-treatment and 6 mil vapor barrier under structural concrete
• Free form and curved patios and sidewalks
• 16” deep by 10” wide 3000 PSI concrete footings with more reinforcing steel than is required by code in footings.
• Engineered hurricane and seismic connectors wet set into concrete for extra strength
• All formwork Laser Leveled
     
• STANDARD Crawl Space Foundation:
- 16" X 10" Steel Reinforced Concrete Footings
- (5) Concrete Block High
- All 8" Concrete Block
- Exterior Concrete Block Steps with Brick Rowlock at Main Entry (up to 3 steps included)
- Any Side and Rear Steps Constructed of Treated Lumber (up to 3 steps included)
- Railings for Steps as required
  
   
 
• STANDARD Foundation System for Bi-Level Homes:
- 16" X 10" Steel Reinforced Concrete Footing
- (13) Concrete Block High - Average Lower Level Height 8'-6"
- All 8" Concrete Block
- Exterior Concrete Block Steps with Brick Rowlock at Main Entry (up to 3 steps included)
- Any Side and Rear Steps Constructed of Treated Lumber (up to 3 steps included)
- Railings for Steps as required
- Foundation Windows and Doors as per plan
- Parge/Tar waterproofing below grade
- 4" Reinforced Concrete Floor
- Interior Perimeter Channel Drain to Sump Pit Included
- Exterior Footing/ Foundation Drain System Optional
     
• STANDARD Attached/Detached Garage Foundation System:
- 16" X 8" Steel Reinforced Concrete Footings
- (5) Concrete Block High
- All 8" Concrete Block
- 4" Reinforced Concrete Floor and Apron
 
     
 
• Any Additional Block Work or Masonry Work required or requested above our Standard Crawl Space, Optional Basement Foundation, Standard Bi-Level Foundation or Standard Garage Foundation Specifications shall be at additional cost to the Buyer
     
                                                  Slab
The slab is probably the easiest foundation to build. It is a flat concrete pad poured directly on the ground. It takes very little site preparation, very little formwork for the concrete and very little labor to create. It works well on level sites in warmer climates -- it has problems up north because the ground freezes in the winter and this freezing can shift the slab at worst and at least lead to cold floors in the winter. A cross-section of a typical slab looks like this:
Around the edge of the slab, the concrete forms a beam that is perhaps 2 feet deep. The rest of the slab is 4 or 6 inches thick. A 4- or 6-inch layer of gravel lies beneath the slab. A 6-millimeter sheet of plastic lies between the concrete and the gravel to keep moisture out. Embedded in the concrete are #4 bars @ 2’ on center (shown by the dotted line in the slab) and #5 steel reinforcing bars (shown by the white circles at the bottom of the beams). You will often hear this sort of foundation referred to as a "floating slab" -- it "floats" on the soil, with the deeper concrete around the edge holding it in place.

One thing about a slab is that the sewer pipe, and sometimes much of the electrical conduit, has to be put in place before the concrete is poured. The sewer pipes are actually embedded in the slab

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