Category Archives: Foundation Repair

Bukmacher to kluczowa postać w świecie sportowych zakładów. Dzięki jego usługom, fani sportów mają możliwość obstawiania wyników różnorodnych dyscyplin. Krykietowe zakłady to popularny wybór wśród miłośników tego sportu, którzy chcą sprawdzić swoją wiedzę i umiejętności analityczne.

Analiza wyników to kluczowa część skutecznej strategii zakładów sportowych. Dzięki odpowiedniemu podejściu i zrozumieniu specyfiki danej dyscypliny, gracze mogą zwiększyć swoje szanse na wygraną. Fairspin oferuje szeroki wybór zakładów na krykieta, co daje graczom możliwość wyboru najbardziej interesujących im opcji.

Zasady i opcje zakładów krykietowych

Przewodnik gracza w zakładach sportowych dotyczy nie tylko samej gry, ale również analizy wyników oraz strategii obstawiania. W przypadku sportów takich jak krykiet, istnieje wiele różnorodnych opcji zakładów, które mogą przyczynić się do zwiększenia szans na wygraną.

Istotne jest zrozumienie, że strategia obstawiania w krykiecie może się różnić w zależności od charakteru meczu oraz preferencji gracza. Dlatego tak istotne jest poznanie wszystkich dostępnych opcji zakładów krykietowych oraz ich zastosowanie w praktyce.

Analiza wyników poprzednich spotkań może pomóc w opracowaniu skutecznej strategii zakładów krykietowych. Znajomość różnych sportów oraz ich specyfiki może również być kluczowa w wyborze optymalnej strategii obstawiania.

Dlatego, jeśli zastanawiasz się nad tym, jak grać w zakłady krykietowe, warto poświęcić trochę czasu na naukę różnych strategii oraz zasad funkcjonowania tego rodzaju zakładów. Dzięki temu będziesz mógł podjąć bardziej świadome decyzje podczas obstawiania meczów krykietowych.

Sporty i strategie zakładów w krykiecie

Sporty i strategie zakładów w krykiecie

Sporty krykietowe to popularne dyscypliny, które przyciągają uwagę zarówno fanów, jak i obstawiających. Istotną częścią udanych zakładów na krykiecie jest właściwa strategia obstawiania. Przewodnik gracza po analizie wyników i wyborze najlepszego bukmachera online, takiego jak https://fairspinpolska.pl/, może okazać się niezwykle pomocny.

Jak wybrać najlepszą strategię obstawiania

Analiza wyników w zakładach krykietowych może być kluczowym elementem strategii obstawiania. Bukmacher może być niezastąpionym przewodnikiem gracza, pomagając mu w wyborze optymalnej strategii obstawiania. Istnieje wiele różnych strategii, które można zastosować, aby zwiększyć swoje szanse na wygraną w zakładach krykietowych.

  • Stawianie na faworytów może być bezpieczną strategią, ale może nie przynieść takich dużych wygranych, jak obstawianie na outsidera.
  • Strategia obstawiania zgodnie z trendami może być skuteczna, jeśli analizujemy wyniki poprzednich meczów i przewidujemy, jakie będą wyniki kolejnych.
  • System martingale’a to kolejna popularna strategia, polegająca na zwiększaniu stawek po przegranej, aby odrobić straty przy następnym zwycięstwie.

Wybór odpowiedniej strategii obstawiania zależy od osobistych preferencji i poziomu ryzyka, jaki jesteśmy w stanie podjąć. Dlatego też warto dokładnie przeanalizować wszystkie dostępne strategie i wybrać tę, która najlepiej pasuje do naszego stylu obstawiania. Bukmacher może również służyć jako cenny doradca, który pomoże nam w wyborze najlepszej strategii obstawiania, dostosowanej do naszych indywidualnych potrzeb.

Bukmacher – kluczowy element zakładów na krykieta

Bukmacher - kluczowy element zakładów na krykieta

W dzisiejszych czasach zakłady krykieciowe stają się coraz popularniejsze wśród graczy online. W tym rozdziale omówimy rolę bukmachera w analizie wyników krykieta oraz jak odpowiednio wykorzystać jego usługi do opracowania skutecznej strategii obstawiania.

Przewodnik gracza w zakładach krykietowych często podkreśla znaczenie bukmachera jako kluczowego elementu w świecie sportów zakładów. Bukmacher może pomóc w wyborze odpowiednich strategii, oferując szeroki zakres zakładów i konkurencyjne kursy dla różnych wydarzeń krykieckich.

Jak znaleźć najlepszego bukmachera online?

Podczas analizy wyników zakładów krykietowych ważne jest znalezienie odpowiedniej strategii obstawiania, która pomoże zwiększyć szanse na wygraną. Przewodnik gracza w sporcie krykietowym może pomóc w wyborze najlepszej strategii, a także w znalezieniu renomowanego bukmachera online, który oferuje atrakcyjne kursy i bonusy dla nowych graczy.

Przy wyborze bukmachera warto zwrócić uwagę na jego reputację, licencję oraz dostępne metody płatności. Kluczowe jest także sprawdzenie oferowanych przez niego sportów i strategii zakładów w krykiecie, aby móc wybrać najlepszą opcję dla siebie.

Znalezienie najlepszego bukmachera online wymaga czasu i cierpliwości, ale dzięki właściwej analizie można znaleźć stronę, która spełni oczekiwania gracza i zapewni emocjonujące doznania podczas obstawiania meczów krykietowych.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Soldier beam walls (vertical steel beams with wood lagging) to provide an estimate in the Ross area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in French drains to provide an estimate in the Belvedere area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

Read More →

Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in excavating and demolition to provide an estimate in the Belvedere area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

Read More →

Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Soil nail walls to provide an estimate in the San Rafael area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Cast in place concrete walls to provide an estimate in the Corte Madera area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Driven steel minipiles to provide an estimate in the Ross area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Strip drains to provide an estimate in the Berkeley area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Helical Anchors to provide an estimate in the Kentfield area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

Call us for a detailed estimate. Here’s an example:

Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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Looking for a reputable contractor experienced in Hand-dug pits to provide an estimate in the Tiburon area? RWR Construction provides expertise in stabilizing land and increasing support of existing foundations as well as new foundations. Techniques include installing reinforced concrete piers, driven steel piles or push piles, hand-dug pits, helical anchors or self-drilling anchors. Contact us today for recommendations and a prompt, professional estimate. We’ve been doing underpinning locally for homeowners, contractors, and engineers for over 30 years.

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Revised Preliminary Estimate for House & Landscaping Excavation, Pier Drilling, Foundation, Drainage & Waterproofing Work.

This revised preliminary estimate is based on architectural drawings and structural drawings provided. The revised preliminary estimate is for the installation of a new house foundation and pier system as shown on the structural drawings plus landscaping structural concrete per layout on L1.1.
The price includes all labor and material to complete the work as per the itemized Scope of Work below. Price is subject to final structural drawings.

House & Garage Foundations Scope of Work
Mobilization and Supervision
• Mobilize to job site, supervision and final clean-up.

Hard & Soft Demolition + Off-haul
• Demolish existing house structure plus house foundation demolition as per plans.
• Includes demolition of all existing concrete and rock retaining walls, wooden decks, concrete stairs plus house chimney all as shown on A1.9 and outlined on the current drawings for the installation of the new structures except for the existing garden shed (to be use by general contractor as office).
• Remove all soft and hard demolition debris from site.
Demolition exclusions: Permits, retention, hazardous materials abatement & utility safe-offs.

Grubbing and Earthwork
• Grubb and clear the existing small vegetation for the installation of the new house foundation as shown on drawings. Off-haul debris from site. (Trees & stump removal is excluded).
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads per elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations behind the new concrete retaining walls on site.
• Off-haul a maximum of 900 trucked cubic yards of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with native soils behind the new concrete retaining walls to cap the new drainage system as needed. Re-grade at access ramp area with native soils (behind new garage). No import is included.

60 ft. long x 5 ft. tall I-beams and lagging retaining wall
• Drill (11) 18” diameter x 13 ft. deep piers and install (11) new W8x28x18 ft. long metal I-beams in pier holes. Fill piers with 2500 psi concrete.
• Remove drilling spoils from site.
• Install 3×12 ACZA pressure treated lagging between I-beams. Seal all cut ends with preservative. Leave ¼” gap between boards for drainage.
• Install back drain consisting of permeable class II drain rock as shown on drawings.

Pier drilling and installation
• Drill and install a total of (8) 18” diameter x 10 ft. deep maximum reinforced concrete piers per structural detail 11/S6. See drilling conditions and exclusions below. Final depths to be determined by soils engineer.
• Off haul pier spoils from site.

Install new concrete foundation per sheet S2 & S3
• Install new reinforced concrete house foundation per layout provided on structural sheets S2 & S3. No architectural finishes are included. Standard cast in place is included for the installation of the new foundation retaining walls.

Drainage and Waterproofing
• Behind the new foundation retaining walls, install Paraseal waterproofing membrane and Miradrain 6000 drainage panels over Paraseal waterproofing. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new foundation footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric). Outlet drainage pipe via a buried 4” diameter SDR 35 tite line ending approx. 3 ft. away from the lowest drainage point of the new garage and house foundations.
• Backfill the upper one ft. behind walls and any safety or access drainage cuts in compacted lifts with native soils.

Landscaping Concrete & Drainage Scope of Work
Landscaping Footings Excavation
• Excavate (2) level bench/pads to elevations shown on architectural drawings. Stockpile native soil for backfill and re-compaction operations.
• Off-haul an additional 50 trucked cubic yards (allowance amount) of clean native soil from site.
• Perform limited backfill and re-compaction operations with stockpiled native soils, behind the new landscaping concrete retaining walls to cap drainage system.

Landscaping concrete work per layout on sheet L1.1
• Install reinforced concrete paving slabs at three house patios.
• Install garage street approach/entry pavers.
• Install main entry reinforced concrete stairs.
• Install poured in place concrete pavers: (24/18”x18” + 14/20”x20” + 1/30” x30” +4/96”x24” +5/66”x24”) as per layout on L1.1. Includes color allowance at $30.00 per cubic yard.
• Install new landscaping reinforced concrete footings and 2×6 board formed walls. Includes $30.00 per cubic yard allowance for concrete color for all landscaping walls.

Landscaping Drainage Work
• Install (15) new Christy VO1 drain boxes with grate per C1 layout.
• Install (12) house downspouts per layout on C1.
• Excavate for and install (1) 15 ft. long x 12” wide x 24” deep leach field per detail 3/C2 with two “pop-ups” per 2/C2.
• Install a 18” wide x 6” thick rock filtration trench behind the new I-beam retaining wall per A/C2.
• Install approx. 280 linear ft. of new SDR-35 tite line to outlet house and landscaping drainage as per C1.
• Behind the new landscaping retaining walls, install Miradrain 6000 drainage panels. Terminate drainage panels into a perforated 4” SDR 35 drainage pipe at base of the new landscaping footings. Backfill behind foundation with a 1 ft. thick drain rock pocket wrapped in filter fabric, extending up to 1.5 ft. below new house perimeter sub-grades. (Alternate; use class 2 permeable without filter fabric).
• Backfill the upper 1.5 ft. behind landscaping wall drainage pockets with native soils.

Qualifications
• Job is bid as a package.
• Includes one mobilization only.
• Elevations and layout to be provided by general contractor. RWR will assist general contractor with layout and elevations.
• RWR is not responsible for survey lines. Survey of property lines must be done by licensed surveyor.
• Progress payments every two weeks. No retention.
• Contaminated soil not accepted as clean soil at the dump will incur an additional cost depending on the material. Add $20.00 per cubic yard of rock/shale material off-hauling from site.

Exclusions
• Cost of plans, permits, bonds, testing and inspections.
• Increased costs of excavation or drilling due to hard rock, tree roots, caving conditions, underground water. (Hard rock excavation is defined as material that requires the use of pneumatically, hydraulically or 35 pound and over electrically operated hammers or rams to excavate.) (Hard rock drilling is defined as a penetration rate slower than 1 ft. in 5 minutes.)
• Earth shoring.
• Erosion control or site winterization.
• Tree or stump removal.
• Geo-foam installation.
• Excavation of hazardous materials, underground tanks, or materials unacceptable at dumps.
• Architectural concrete or type of special concrete finish product (e.g. board form, color concrete, sealers, etching, etc.).
• Any work on utilities including buried pipes.
• Mock ups.
• Foundation embedments other than foundation “J” bolts.

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