Hey Guys : I will post an image. Would you help me with a drawing an engineer did for me years ago ? The drawing is of a Bench Footer. The bench footer is used to lower the basement floor. How do I hang or suspend the rebar in the forms ?

Thank you very much !

You are going to pour the footing first.?
I would just drive double head 3 1/4" nails into the forms and tie the horizontal bars to them and put them every 5 or 6 ft.

 

Well:


I wanted to do the Bench Footer myself to save money. Then have a Mason come and pour the slab.

 

Thanks Neal ! Thank you for the drawing ! I did not understand at first, but then looked at the drawing again and now I understand ! I guess the nail will be sticking out of the footer and I would grind it off

 

You only put the nail in about an inch and yes you do grind it off later.

 

Neal: I have water at times in the basement, is it possible to not use rebar or mesh in the four inch slab(floor). The original floor did not have any mesh or rebar in the slab. I feel if I place mesh or rebar in slab because of high water table the mesh/rebar will corrode and eventually cause premature floor cracking or failure? Can I get away with no mesh or rebar in floor?