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EXCAVATION Depending
where you are located maybe I can recommend an excavator. Excavating is paramount in the beginning process. Its the second largest item you attend to after you plot plan your house location. Try and have a visual understanding of your home and how the basement comes into play when you are beginning the construction of your house. Much of the character of your house comes into play with the excavation. The issue's with walk-out basements, daylight basements and grade for your driveway including the complications which can come up from not understanding or not having the ability to see how high or low you would like to have your house set out of the ground are paramount. It took me years to see these different situations, and even today I sometimes call people up and have them look at a piece of land with me so I can get another viewpoint. Timing your dig with your basement company is very crucial. You do not want to have a basement dug and then wait a day or two or more before the basement gets poured. There are too many things that can happen. You do not want it to rain if you can help it. Walls can cave in and then they have to be hand dug, which costs more money. If at all possible make sure your basement person and excavator are in within a day or 2 of each other. In this present market, try and call your excavator and basement company two to three weeks in advance. If you are not in our area find a qualified excavator and get a quote. With the added knowledge of doing excavations all the time, why not use their expertise in seeing things you might not see, and probably won't be able to see. The difference in setting your house correctly on the lot and not setting it correctly, along with the potential height difference and grade difficulties can sometimes be overwhelming and costly. Do not underestimate costly. One time a mistake cost me an additional $4500. Not peanuts to say the least. Look at the picture at the top. See the white pipe coming out of the ground with the 1 inch copper line? Normally (in Michigan) the excavator will run your water line and install the sewer line (assuming its city sewer) in your basement. (Note******This is the time you want to figure out the location for these 2 items. If you want to move them later it can be very expensive. Pay attention now. This is very important.) Try and put the copper line as close to the footing as possible but leave enough room for the metering system later. Normally I leave about a 1 to 1 1/2 ft space. The sewer line will normally come directly from where it is at the road and come straight in. You have some latitude with this piping also. Get pricing of these items before having excavator proceed. |
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