Fab-Form Industries | Fastfoot® Commercial Footings - Kitimat @FabFormIndustries | Uploaded May 2011 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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This 140,000 square foot warehouse expansion in Kitimat, BC used Fastfoot® for the footing pads. The steel structure required 145 footings, with aluminum cladding used for the building envelope.
Western Industrial Contractors (WIC), was responsible for the foundation and steel structure.
These large pads reflect the high snow loads which occur in this northern city located on the Pacific Ocean. Wind and seismic loading were also incorporated into the design as shown by the column steel reinforcing protruding from the pads.
Workers set up 2x8 screed boards for the 137 smaller pads, each measuring 20' long, 10'-5" wide and 20" tall. A single top rail was located at the exact height of the footing pad, making concrete screeding very easy.
Plywood forms require screeding inside the form, making accurate finishing more difficult and requiring more labor.
Fastfoot® is attached to the top of the screed board using a hammer tacker with 3/8" staples. Installation is fast and clean. A single roll of Fastfoot® weighs 14 pounds and replaces 900 pounds of 3/4" plywood.
Lateral pressures are reduced by up to 50% with Fastfoot® compared to plywood as lateral pressures in the bottom of the form are taken by the fabric itself. This reduces bracing costs and installation time.
One of the advantages of Fastfoot® is that larger sections of the project can be formed and poured at the same time without the limitation of plywood inventory.
As Fastfoot® is a stay-in-place form, stripping and storage costs are reduced dramatically. As well the fabric prevents concrete contamination of the screed boards, uprights and steel stakes.
fab-form.com
This 140,000 square foot warehouse expansion in Kitimat, BC used Fastfoot® for the footing pads. The steel structure required 145 footings, with aluminum cladding used for the building envelope.
Western Industrial Contractors (WIC), was responsible for the foundation and steel structure.
These large pads reflect the high snow loads which occur in this northern city located on the Pacific Ocean. Wind and seismic loading were also incorporated into the design as shown by the column steel reinforcing protruding from the pads.
Workers set up 2x8 screed boards for the 137 smaller pads, each measuring 20' long, 10'-5" wide and 20" tall. A single top rail was located at the exact height of the footing pad, making concrete screeding very easy.
Plywood forms require screeding inside the form, making accurate finishing more difficult and requiring more labor.
Fastfoot® is attached to the top of the screed board using a hammer tacker with 3/8" staples. Installation is fast and clean. A single roll of Fastfoot® weighs 14 pounds and replaces 900 pounds of 3/4" plywood.
Lateral pressures are reduced by up to 50% with Fastfoot® compared to plywood as lateral pressures in the bottom of the form are taken by the fabric itself. This reduces bracing costs and installation time.
One of the advantages of Fastfoot® is that larger sections of the project can be formed and poured at the same time without the limitation of plywood inventory.
As Fastfoot® is a stay-in-place form, stripping and storage costs are reduced dramatically. As well the fabric prevents concrete contamination of the screed boards, uprights and steel stakes.
