Site Just Before Clearing & Grading Began
Clearing of undercut and other materials
Clearing of the project jobsite began by first clearing and grading the lot so that the subgrade for the building pad could be prepared.
Subgrade work started
Backfill for the parking lot area
Grading and backfill work began at the job site for the parking lot area and excavation for the building pad as well.
Excavation of Basement Started
Rock removal crews working on Excavation
The first work of the project involved the removal of rock and excavation for the future basement. The excavation lowered the original grade of the building site down 14 feet.
Soil Nail Example
Tecco Mesh System over Geotectile Fabric
Finished product of the geo fabric and soil nails
In what will be the future basement area, the crews installed a geo fabric with Soil Nails. These “nails” are spiral pins that are driven into a bank of earth at various depths to essentially lock the geo fabric and geogrid-style material shown above into the retaining wall. As the Soil Nails are driven into the components and the wall, the pressure locks everything into place.
Town Center of the Preserve in background
The Preserve Office Building will meet the design elements of the local area once completed
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