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Cast-in-place concrete step installation involves pouring a footing, followed by building removable forms to mold the rest of the steps (formwork alone accounts for 40 to 60 percent of the cost of ...

Q. I’m not very good at reading blueprints. On the ones for my new home, the architect has drawn a step footing. Is this an accepted way to put in a foundation? Why can’t the footer ...

Step 3 You can dig by hand, but tool rental businesses now rent very small excavators that can fit in a small yard. You don't need a full-size backhoe to dig a shallow footing.

A step footer or footing is one that’s poured at different levels. When you see a complex one, it appears to look like a set of steps as the footer changes elevation with the ground.