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Setting Out and Strip Foundations
Updated 9/26/2026
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What you'll learn
- Set up profile boards and string lines correctly for a building outline
- Apply the 3-4-5 method to verify corners are exactly 90 degrees
- Transfer levels using a water level (hose pipe)
- Excavate trenches to the correct depth and width from the drawing
- Place blinding concrete, strip footing concrete, and build substructure walling to DPC level
- Identify site safety requirements including trench safety and PPE
About
Learn to set out building lines, use profile boards and string lines, check square with the 3-4-5 method, and construct strip foundations to DPC level.
What's inside· 13 lessons
- 1The 3-4-5 Method
- 2Substructure Walling, DPC and Hardcore
- 3End Test
- 4Site Terms
- 5Setting Out Exercise
- 6Reading the Site Plan
- 7About This Pack
- 8Practice: The 3-4-5 Method
- 9Blinding and Strip Footing Concrete
- 10Transferring Levels with a Water Level
- 11Setting Up Profile Boards
- 12On Site: Profile Boards and String Lines
- 13Excavating Trenches Safely
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