batter boards and footers

How far away from the structure should you place your batter boards?

• 1'

• 2'

• 3'

• 4'

Why do you place the batter boards away from the structure?

• To allow enough room for excavating.

• Just because.

• You don't. They are placed right on the edge of the structure.

Your batter boards should all be at the same height.

• True

• False

After placing your batter boards, you draw strings from batter board to batter board to mark the structures exact location. How do you check that everything is square?

• The corner should form a 2-3-4 triangle

• The corner should form a 1-2-3 triangle

• The corner should form a 3-4-5 triangle

• The corner should form a 4-5-6 triangle

Another thing you must check to make sure everything is square, is _______.

• measure width at each end to make sure they are right and equal.

• measure diagonals from corner to corner to make sure they are equal measurements.

• measure length at each side to make sure they are right and equal.

• you need to do all of these.

How wide should your footer be?

• as thick as the foundation wall

• twice as thick as the foundation wall

• 1 1/2 times as thick as the foundation wall

• It doesn't matter

After excavating, it is time to do what?

• Take a break

• Form and pour the footer

• Tell your boss you're going home

• Pour the floor

Sometimes when pouring concrete you can't get the truck where you need. What do you do?

• figure out a way to get the concrete where it needs to be.

• give up

• send the truck back

What do you place in the forms to help strengthen the concrete?

• sand

• rocks

• wood

• rebar

Rocks are placed around and in the forms for what reasons?

• keep concrete from spewing out the bottom

• strength

• maintain the same thickness of concrete through out the pour

• both options 1 and 3