ICE
Oh Well
You drive a wood stake through it.
R408.5 Removal of debris. The under-floor grade shall be cleaned of all vegetation and organic material. All wood forms used for placing concrete shall be removed before a building is occupied or used for any purpose. All construction materials shall be removed before a building is occupied or used for any purpose.
All too often, the forms are removed days after placing the concrete. The stakes are snapped off at the surface and forgotten about. Being the deluded inspector that I am, I ask that the stakes be removed. I advise them at every footing form-work inspection. Sometimes they aren't paying attention.
That's a $100 stake. It took 45 minutes of digging and jack-hammering to remove it. The project is large with perhaps 100 or more just like it.
Questions arise. What about the stakes that are on the outside of the forms and therefor not in an underfloor area? What if it is a slab on grade with no underfloor? Is there another mention of this situation found in the code other than Section 408?
R408.5 Removal of debris. The under-floor grade shall be cleaned of all vegetation and organic material. All wood forms used for placing concrete shall be removed before a building is occupied or used for any purpose. All construction materials shall be removed before a building is occupied or used for any purpose.
All too often, the forms are removed days after placing the concrete. The stakes are snapped off at the surface and forgotten about. Being the deluded inspector that I am, I ask that the stakes be removed. I advise them at every footing form-work inspection. Sometimes they aren't paying attention.
That's a $100 stake. It took 45 minutes of digging and jack-hammering to remove it. The project is large with perhaps 100 or more just like it.
Questions arise. What about the stakes that are on the outside of the forms and therefor not in an underfloor area? What if it is a slab on grade with no underfloor? Is there another mention of this situation found in the code other than Section 408?
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