A couple of months ago, someone was asking if anybody had done a mono-pour with a step footing.  This is one that I poured on 11/10/08.  It had 20x10 footings with a 8ft. wall to 10ft 6in for a walkout basement all poured in one pour.  We do these all the time because most builing lots are not level, so people do walkouts to utilize the basement as part of the living area.
 Darryl Thomas.

What is the cost to use your system?

The cost for a 20inch footing like this is about $1.85 per ft. of footing form.

What slump is needed for this system?

We used an 4 slump initially. then finished with a 6 slump for the balance of the pour.

smartwall, just a couple questions... I'm just seeing ICF forms on a footer right? You said the cost is $1.85 per ft. of footing form - how much of what I am seeing in the pic are you calling the footing form, and what are you including in that cost?

It' for the cross ties and the rail sytem that attaches to the footing form. The wood is reused. I haved also used the system with Form-a-Drain.

what size footings can this system handle?

We have made the cross ties from 16" to 36". Most jobs are spec. for 20" but any size can be made.

I have a few questions.   Is the floor going to be poured basically level on top of the higher footing so that it is 2'6" higher than the lower one?  Are we looking from the inside of the basement toward the walkout side of the basement?  If so, why isn't there a wall or footing on that side?  Is the 2'6" step down in the footing to get below the frost line on the walkout side?  If the last question is a yes, does the drainage tile still go next to the footing?  I.e.  Does the drainage tile drop down the 2'6" and then go to daylight or a sump from that level? 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Bruce

The view is from the outside. The inside was back filled to bring the rough floor height to the top of the footings. A drainage line was installed alog the footing, an ran to daylight. My digital camera was sick that day so I had to use a disposable camera.

Will your system work with any ICFs?

It should work with any assembled icf. There are a few kd blocks that it might not work with. Part of the system lets the user lift the wall if needed to relevel it if after everything is assembled .

Can you mono-pour the footings and the floor all at one time?

Yes you can. You use form-a-drain for the inside footing form, bring your stone up to the top of your footing, pour the footing first, the walls next , then the floor.

Do I assume correctly that would be true only if you braced the walls from the outside?  Otherwise, the bracing would be in the way for the floor; wouldn't it?  

Yes the bracing is placed on the outside, with the excavation being slightly overdug. I carry a set of kneewall bracing and the brace arms fit on my regular baces so it is no problem bracing the walls in tight quarters.

Nice job smartwall, couple questions for ya.
Any lifting of the wall with concrete pressure? Do you use a vibe for the footers? How does your wall react when up on the scaffolding
since its sitting on strapping and what spacing between strappping?
Cheers!!

Do you put down tracks on both sides?

Yes the icf is carried on a track.