Why is SQUARE FOOT® the best residential, commercial and industrial concrete footing form?

 LARGER FOOTPRINT

• Larger square footprint provides greater bearing capacity - load is distributed over more surface area.
• Produces greater strucutral integrity.
• Reduces the size of tube needed, opposed to other footing forms which need a larger column to achieve our soil loading parameters.
• Reduces swelling in expansive soil conditions (i.e. firm clay, silty clay, clayey silt, clayey sand).

 Greater Footing Edge Depth

• More resistant to frost and high velocity winds.
• 6" base (min.) thickness reduces destructive lateral movement from frost and poor soil.
• Producees a thicker footing - a thicker footing is a stronger footing.
• Greatly reduces uplift caused by frost heaves in colder climates.

 Integral Rebar Bolster Holes & Four Parallel Sides

• Four parallel sides easily facilitate standard rebar without custom fabrication.
• Our vent holes facilitate hanging rebar for addition strength and code/specification compliance.
• When used with rebar, SQUARE FOOT® provides the strongest footing possible - stronger than any other footing form or method.

 Patented Square Shape

• Our exclusive patented square shape resists tipping. This is caused by point loading of soil substrate.
• SQUARE FOOT® virtually eliminates differential settling due to tipping.
• BUILDER'S CHALLENGE: Tip any round shaped column and notice the amount of bearing area that remains in contact with the soil substrate.
• Empowers the contractor to utilize dimensional lumber to increase the footing depth if necessary.

 SQUARE FOOT® is easier to level and plumb.

• Four structural points of contact with the ground make leveling easier.
• Leveling a square is extremely easier than leveling a circle. Just build to the high side by elevating the low corners. (Remember to build on undisturbed earth or well compacted gravel)
• Opposed to a precast column without a base, SQUARE FOOT®; will resist tilting during backfilling and compaction.

 Saves both time and money.

• Enables excavation, backfill, and concrete pouring in one day.
• Saves up to 90% of labor, material, and equipment.
• Enables future expansion, such as conversion of a deck to a sunroom.

 Meets or exceeds all National Building Code requirements.

• 2003 International Residential Code® (IRC), International Code Council
• 2003 International Building Code® (IBC);
• BOCA® National Building Code/1999 (BNBC);
• 1999 Standard Building Code® (SBC), and
• 1997 Uniform Building Code™ (UBC)

 Made in the USA

• We employ U.S. plastic workers right here in New England!
• Our product is manufactured in Massachusetts and headquartered in Vermont.
• Our inventors, conceptual designers and owners are one of the largest General Contractors and the largest Concrete/Site work companies in Vermont.