PROPER SITE PREPARATION
This series shows a progression starting from the raw "just demolished site to completion of a structural building pad with a soil density of 98%.
- Any soil containing living matter or clay has been completely removed from the building area.
- Clean Structural Fill is brought in and distributed in 6" lifts and proof rolled.
- A soil engineer takes readings at the lowest excavated area and at every 12" interval to make sure we have met the 98% compaction density.
- Eventually the building pad [basically a rectangle 5 feet larger than the intended structure in every direction] is brought to the required elevation.
- At this point the pad is ready for the surveyor to locate the piling locations [if a V-Zone structure] else we are ready for the foundation layout.
Proper site preparation is arguably the most important step in the building process!!!
