Building foundations

Everything above ground depends on this.

Modules: 7 modules
Total length: 1h 27m
Handouts: 3 handouts
Assessment: 5-question assessment

Looking down into a foundation trench at a dense cage of tied reinforcing steel ready for a concrete pour, with muddy boots at the edge of the frame.

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7 modules · 1h 27m
3 handouts to keep
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What this course covers

A foundation problem is never a small problem. By the time it shows up in a cracked slab or a settling wall, the fix costs more than the original work. This course covers footings, slabs, deep foundations, and waterproofing, with the inspection points that catch trouble before the concrete truck leaves.

7 modules · 1h 27m

1What a foundation has to doFree previewTransfer load, resist uplift, keep water out, and stay put. In that order.18m
2Spread footings and continuous footingsSizing, depth, frost line, and stepping a footing on sloped ground.5m
3Slab-on-grade: subbase, vapor barrier, and reinforcementThe layers under a slab and what happens when one of them is skipped.10m
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Who takes this

Tradespeople who can already do the work and want to run it
Field leads stepping into a foreman or superintendent seat
People coming into construction from another industry, or starting over
Students and families looking at a career that does not need a four-year degree
Crews being trained by their employer on a team plan

Aaron Gaddy holding a rolled set of drawings under his arm on a jobsite in late afternoon light.

Taught by Aaron Gaddy

30+ years in commercial construction. Every module here comes out of jobs he actually ran — the drawings, the mistakes, and what they cost.

Building foundations

What this course covers

7 modules · 1h 27m

Who takes this

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