Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
- Foundation 4 steps
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Clear vegetation from the site. We used the OSE pulverizer on the Life Trac 6.
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You can strip off the topsoil, as well, or otherwise change the grade at this point. In our case, we had little topsoil and we liked the way the grade worked out by raising the building up on the gravel.
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Cut down vegetation in a wide area around your building site, as well. 20' beyond where the gravel will be should be adequate. You will need room for the brick press and rollers, and to stage other materials, too. You will also need room for people to move around and work.
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Have XX tons of gravel delivered. Make sure the truck has access to the site and has room to back up and drop the load where you want it.
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Build formwork for the foundation using 2x10 form boards.
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See drawing at left for complete dimensions.
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We need to create a recess in the foundation where the door module will go. This allows the finish floor level to be slightly lower than the foundation, which keeps the CEBs elevated above the finish floor. This also will match the finish floor level of the MH 1 module.
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Image 1 shows the recess made for the door in the MH 1 foundation module.
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See the dimensions in the second picture.
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The third image shows one way of making this recess - using scrap pieces of 2x. See notes in the image for helpful hints.
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