Technical Specifications

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TubeBase
™
is a plastic square footing
form used in conjunction with conventional
concrete Construction Tubes.
With TubeBase
™
excavation, backll,
and the pouring of concrete is a one step
process!
This results in signicant savings in
labor, time, and material costs.
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Time & Cost Savings!
How works:
The Original Patented
Plastic & Square
Footing Form.
SQUARE MAKES SENSE!
BUILDER’S SENSE!!
TUBEBASE™
METHOD
Fully Engineered Product!
Made from 100% recycled plastic
Increase profits - Use TubeBase
™
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Models Available:
Protected by:
• U.S. Patent #4,673,157 (Footing form)
• U.S. Patent #4,767,241 (Method for simultaneous forming of
concrete footings and piers)
• Other patents pending.
• TB 22” V1 Fits ALL 8”/10” Construction Tubes
Concrete Volume 2.0 Cubic Feet
• TB 32” V1 Fits ALL 12”/14”/16”/18” Construction Tubes
Concrete Volume 7.0 Cubic Feet
TubeBase
™
is SUPERIOR
TubeBase
™
is SQUARE
TubeBase
™
is STRONGER
OR
2-3 Days 1 Day
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Additions
Antennas
Arbors
Barns
Basketball Net Poles
Bollards
Children’s Playground
Clothes Lines
Cottages/Camps
Decks
Docks
Fencing
Flag Poles
Garages
Gate Posts
Gazebos
Greenhouses
Hammock Poles
Light Poles
Lolly Column Forming
Mail Boxes
Mobile Homes
Moorings
Pergoles
Porches
Port Cochere
Prefab Homes
Raised Decks
Satellite Dishes
Sculptures/Statues
Signs
Storage Sheds
Sun Rooms
Tennis Court Lights
Verandas
Volleyball Net Poles
Potential uses of
Labor Required Day 1
• Excavate/Dig Hole with shovel
or backhoe
• Cut wood into 4 pieces and nail
together to form a box
• Place box into excavated hole
• Level
• Stake box into excavated hole
• Set Rebar on Rebar Stand
• Cut/bend rebar to L shape
• Insert rebar in footing to receive
column
• Screed Footing
Tools & Equipment Required:
Shovel Hand Saw Hammer Square
Level Backhoe Electricity Saw Horse
Circular Saw Tape Measure Pry Bar Trowel
Sledge Hammer
Materials Required (1 Footing):
4 Stakes (Forming)
16 D Nails
8’ to 12’ of lumber (Footing form) 2X12’s or 2X10’s or 2X8’s
(Depending on footing requirements)
1”X4” Lumber for Braces and Stakes
8 D Nails
1” Roong Nails or 1” Wood Screws
Construction Tube
Concrete
Rebar #4 or #5
Rebar Stand (optional)
Rebar Ties
Labor Required Day 2
• Remove/Strip wood forms
and stakes at footing
• Secure strapping cleats to
wood footing form to
receive construction tube
• Cut construction tube to
required height
• Connect/Secure construction
tube to cleats with 1” screws
• Plumb/level construction tube
as you backll around tube
with shovel or backhoe
• Pour concrete into tube
• Finish top of concrete
• Insert brackets or anchor
bolts at top of construction
tube as required
Labor Required Day 3
• Remove bracing
• Cut off part of construction
tube visible above ground
Conventional Method
TubeBase Method
Tools & Equipment Required:
Shovel Hand Saw Battery Powered Drill
Level Screw Driver Backhoe
Materials Required (1 Footing):
Tubebase
Construction Tube
1” Screws
Rebar (If required)
Labor Required Day 1
• Excavate/Dig Hole with shovel or
Backhoe
• Cut Construction Tube to required height
• Set Construction Tube on Tubebase to
determine proper t
• Cut off excess plastic at top of wedges/
rings being used
• Screw Construction Tube to Tubebase
with 4 1” screws
• Install rebar if required (see example)
• Place combined Tubebase &
Construction Tube in hole on undisturbed
soil or 4” to 6” of crushed stone
• Plumb/Align prior and during backlling
• Brace top of construction tube if required
(Above Ground)
• Backll - Avoid dropping rocks or heavy
soil directly on Tubebase
• Invert another Tubebase and use as
funnel when pouring concrete
• Insert brackets or anchor bolts at top of
construction tube as required
Labor Required Day 2
• Remove bracing if
required
• Cut off Portion of tube
visible above ground
Labor Required Day 3
NONE
Advantages/Benets:
Cost & time efcient prefabricated plastic footing
form used in lieu of conventional wood forming
method.
Superior structural stability provided through a
continuous and consistent concrete pour.
Simultaneous forming of concrete footings and
column.
The Design of TubeBase
™
minimizes the potential
of the form moving during the concrete pour.
TubeBase
™
easily facilitates the use of rebar
through our unique corner perforations to tie the
rebar, providing for additional structural integrity.
(Use of rebar should be designed and approved by
a qualied engineer.)
Square design provides a larger base area
coverage and structural stability for the footing and
column.
TubeBase
™
square design aleviates the potential of
tipping during placement
TubeBase
™
square design decreases the potential
of uplift of form due to existense of frost
Conforms to all 8”, 10”, 12”, 14”, 16” and 18”
Construction Tubes.
TubeBase
™
square design allows for additional
soil bearing capacity.
TubeBase
™
wedge system accommodates all types
of Contruction Tubes.
TubeBase
™
protects the footing from the intrusion
of water thereby increasing the quality of the
footing.
TubeBase
™
saves Time, Money & Frustration.
TubeBase
™
is EASY to use!
Tubeville is not an
actual place, but
a state of being,
where life gets a
little easier from
using a new
innovative product
called
TubeBase™.
Tubeville gives its
residents a
comfortable feeling
of knowing their
foundations are
secure for a very
long time.
Sound Footings, LLC
37 Talcott Road
P.O. Box 818
Williston, VT USA 05495
Dealerships Welcome
Toll Free 1 877 924-2323
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.tubebase.com
www.soundfootings.com
© Sound Footings LLC 2000
Will ship UPS/FEDEX anywhere in North America
Welcome to Tubeville!
CONVENTIONAL
METHOD
Welcome to Tubecity!
Completed TubeBase Unit - Estimated - 1 Day
Completed Conventional Unit - Estimated - 3 Days