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Foundation Notes-  
Foundation Notes-  


# Use aluminum stakes when marking out foundation perimeter.
# When digging use the "step back" method, work your short handled curved shovel as far as it will go, lift and dump, then step back a few inches for the next shovelful. Do not try to take too big of a load at once, keep them small enough to lift easily.
# Rebar chairs allow bending up towards center, making rebar too close to surface at center of slab. Remedy: support downward facing rebar and leave more space at top.
# Rebar chairs allow bending up towards center, making rebar too close to surface at center of slab. Remedy: support downward facing rebar and leave more space at top.
# Use twisting tool for tying rebar.  
# Use twisting tool for tying rebar.