How Does a Poured Foundation Differ From Block Foundation?
A poured foundation for a home or business acts in the same way as a block foundation, they both create a firm pad for the wood or steel framing to rest on. With out a firm foundation the framing of a home would move with the elements of the weather. Too much rain and the home may sink into the ground, too dry and the frame may be pushed up from the surface by the shrinking soil. In cold climates, in which the ground freezes and then thaws, the frame of the home could me moved like a gentle roller coaster season after season and soon be destroyed. The Footer All foundations whether block or poured concrete must rest on the footer of the foundation. The footer is a poured reinforced concrete pad generally one foot thick. This pad rests well under ground, below the frost level for the climate of the home. The footer pad has pieces of reinforcing rod or rebars running the length of the pad to strengthen the concrete. The footer pad is laid and poured to be perfectly level in which the blo
