How to Build a Concrete Foundation

Intermediate 5 min 7 steps 30862 views Rating: 4.4/5 Published: 2026-04-15

Choose the type of foundation to build.. Set your footings 2 feet (0.61 m) (60.96 cm) across.. Align the 2 inch wide by 10 inch long (5.08 cm wide by 25.4 cm long) boards to build the forms for your footings.

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1

Choose the type of foundation to build.

Step 1

Choose the type of foundation to build.

2

Set your footings 2 feet (0.61 m) (60.96 cm) across.

Step 2

Set your footings 2 feet (0.61 m) (60.96 cm) across.

3

Align the 2 inch wide by 10 inch long (5.08 cm wide by 25.4 cm long) boards to b

Step 3

Align the 2 inch wide by 10 inch long (5.08 cm wide by 25.4 cm long) boards to build the forms for your footings.

4

Square and level the form.

Step 4

Square and level the form.

5

Make your concrete.

Step 5

Make your concrete.

6

Make your concrete foundation.

Step 6

Make your concrete foundation.

7

Finish your concrete.

Step 7

Finish your concrete.

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