Footings or Footers Footings or Footers Distributes the weight of the structure to the soil. Size determined by the bearing capacity of the soil.
Codes use average soils to determine average footing sizes.
Average footing sizes Depth equals thickness of foundation wall. Width is double the thickness of the foundation wall. Footing Materials Concrete Gravel Footing Blocks Trenched Footings Commonly dug by trencher or backhoe. Level bottom Clean out bottom by hand. The views and opinions expressed on this and the following pages are strictly those of the author.