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Your Home Build, Step 1: A Guide to Construction Mobilization.

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Start your project off right with a  Checklist for Mobilization  Field Engineering 1. Ensure that survey information is available and accurate. Verify that there are sufficient benchmarks, monuments, and stakes to identify key points.  2. Verify the requirements for field engineering for the layout of the construction project.    Verify your property corners are set.   3. Verify that all permits and approvals have been obtained from all jurisdictional agencies. 4. Obtain a geotechnical investigation including subsurface ground moisture, bearing capacity of the soils, geological features, chemical compositions, and other items about the sub-surface conditions.  Erosion Control & SWPPP 5. Review the permitting process with your state on the Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP). And e nsure plans for erosion and soil control.  At a minimum, you should expect. 1. Silt Fence      A silt fence will be constructed on ...

Beyond the Dig: A Quality Control Checklist for Site Excavation

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Quality Control Checklist for Site Excavation   1. Review your job survey information, monuments, and property corner stakes. Check to see if your property corners are set by your survey crew. Identify where your survey crew established a Benchmark with an identifying  elevation.                   Your survey crew may need to bring in an elevation mark from an offsite benchmark. They then can set a benchmark stake in a power pole or tree.  All your excavation elevations will then be determined from the benchmark.  Existing Underground and Overhead Utilities 2. Verify the existing utility lines are located, staked, and protected, and observe conditions of the uncovered lines.  3. Verify that the utility companies have been notified.  4. Verify that all underground lines have been identified. Have you called Miss Utility or 811 in Texas? Contact them at least 48 hours before you begin any excavation. Have...