Gotta wonder about these foundation contractors

Originally Posted By: jgallant
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This photo is of a concrete pad under a support post in a crawl space, with the cardboard box form left on.


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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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That’s an effective re-use of resources…saving the environment one case at a time!! icon_biggrin.gif



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Originally Posted By: dedwards
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Makes you wonder if it was full when they started.


Originally Posted By: cradan
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Back in the days when that house was built, Jim, at least the cardbord box forms had some structural rigidity. The new stuff is usually at least 30-50% post-consumer, and I find that it just doesn’t provide the same consistent form support that the older Miller cases did. Surely you noted the deficiency?


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Originally Posted By: psabados
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Just another use for Duct Tape, form integrity. Empties could be used for rebar. Awhile back, way back early seventies, somebody made a house out bottles, Stacked and mortared. Article was in Look or Life magazine, thought it was out in the dessert someplace.


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Originally Posted By: wengelking
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In the Carribean, and Central America, the typical tool for creating the fillet between the floor and wall is a beer bottle. Maybe this contractor was their tool source icon_biggrin.gif .