Pouring a footer | Home Improvement

Understanding the Process: Digging Footers & Setting Grade When building a 30x50 detached garage like this one, every step of groundwork matters. 🔹 Footers are the first critical step — they support the entire structure and define the grade (the slope of the ground). 🔹 Once footers are dug, we use a bobcat to remove the topsoil and bring the level down evenly. 🔹 The dirt we pull out isn’t wasted — it’s piled up and reused later for backfilling and grading around the foundation. 🔹 Finally, we