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Stopping a Footing Pour

need detail for joint condition or nobody will sign off. May not need detail, a document before completing for best results in getting sign off.
 
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Too much rust ( i.e. - scale ) on the bars, ...some intersections not
tied together, ...reinforcement not fully supported throughout to
prevent deflection during the placement.


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QUOTE="ICE, post: 189687, member: 1348"]Impalement protection?[/QUOTE]
If you are going to start enforcing OSHA Federal Law maybe we ought to get you a gun and have you start shooting illegals violating Federal Law.
 
My sense is that the concrete foreman either did not have a lot of experience or just did not give a dam. Since it appears to be a commercial project it is likely that there is an engineer who should be asked to create a detail. Many projects have a detail for a construction joint.

My initial bias is to remove the thin layer of concrete
 
Sorry, my mistake. I recently had a frost footing install and the first thing I notices was no ufer wire, so I'm kinda on the look-out for it. The electrician ran like the wind to get it out of the truck and got it installed.
 
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