The foundation is widely considered as the most important part of a structure. There
are very few arguments against that. But, have you ever considered what your foundation is setting on?
Menke Bros. has two excavating crews that excavate the foundations for footings and the rest of the foundation. We maintain an updated equipment to ensure the excavation is performed accurately and efficiently. There are many important factors to excavation; it is not as simple as ‘digging a hole’. Monitoring water levels, inconsistencies in soils, other potential geological issues and marking existing field tiles are all a part of what they do.
The excavation crews also layouts out references for the footing crew, excavate for the sump pits, and sets elevation benchmarks for the stone slingers. These items help to increase the efficiency of the next phases. These tasks among others are part of the excavation. It is one of the more important but often overlooked steps in the process.