OSE Shop 2011 Detailed Stake out of Building Site

Detailed stake out of building site

Preliminaries

Clear the site of all debris, equipment, and bio mass including removing trees that are in the way.

Collect equipment and supplies needed Ingredients: Blueprint of site plan Water Level/transit Compass Measuring tape 100 Stakes 500 yards String Notebook Pencil/permanent marker

Check general level over entire site area. Flatten with scraper any noticeable significant elevations. Fill and tamp down well any obvious or significant depressions.

Laying out the column pad sites (also marks the full floor dimensions of the buildings) (These instructions relate to the partially prepared site at FactorE Farm) Stake Center of each existing pad site Measure spacing of centers of existing N/S and E/W rows of pad sites (should be 16’) Determine compass line orientation of existing rows of pad sites (plans expect 90⁰ due N/S & E/W) Extend Center line of each N/S row 21’ to the North and stake the centers of new pad sites. Extend Center line of each N/S row 16’ to the South and stake the centers of new pad sites where needed. Extend Center line of each E/W row 21’ to the East and stake the centers of new pad sites. Stake center for NE pad site at intersection of lines drawn through North and East pad-center lines.

Laying out the column pad sites for a Workshop (These instructions are for building on an unimproved site.) Choose a location for the center of the Northwest corner pad and place a stake. Measure 16 ft. due East from that stake (along the short side of the proposed building) and place another stake. Extend the line again - another 16 ft. and place a third stake. Finally, extend the line an additional 21 ft. and place a fourth stake. Starting from the first stake again, measure 21 ft. due South and place a stake. Extend the line due South again, placing 3 stakes at 16 ft. intervals. From the last stake placed, measure 53 feet due East. Check and correct the square by measuring diagonals. Place corresponding pad-center stakes along the South and West edges of the building. Locate the center pads by running a grid of strings across the site and marking the intersecting points.

Supply Shed Column Pads Extend Center lines of the two middle N/S rows 22’ to the S of the most southerly work shop pad sites and place stakes there. The stake on the eastern line marks the center of the NE supply shed pad. (The stake on the western line is a temporary stake.) Extend these lines another 21 feet and place two more stakes. The eastern stake marks the center of the SE supply shed pad. (The stake on the western line is a temporary stake.) Measure 5’ to the West of each temporary stake and place stakes to mark the centers of the NW and SW supply shed pads. Remove the temporary stakes.

Stake the corners of each pad hole On the North side of the building site, measure 2 feet North of each Center stake. Extend this line to the East to a point 3 feet East of the most easterly center stake and set a stake. Extend the same line to the West to a point 3 feet West of the most easterly center stake and set a stake. Run a string line. On the South side of the building site, measure 2 feet South of each Center stake. Extend this line to the East to a point 3 feet East of the most easterly center stake and set a stake. Extend the same line to the West to a point 3 feet West of the most easterly center stake and set a stake. Run a string line. On the East side of the building site, measure 2 feet East of each Center stake. Extend this line to the North to a point 3 feet North of the most northerly center stake and set a stake. Extend the same line to the South to a point 3 feet South of the most southerly center stake and set a stake. Run a string line. On the East side of the building site, measure 2 feet East of each Center stake. Extend this line to the North to a point 3 feet North of the most northerly center stake and set a stake. Extend the same line to the South to a point 3 feet South of the most southerly center stake and set a stake. Run a string line. On the West side of the building site, measure 2 feet West of each Center stake. Extend this line to the North to a point 3 feet North of the most northerly center stake and set a stake. Extend the same line to the South to a point 3 feet South of the most southerly center stake and set a stake. Run a string line. Starting at the west corners, place a stake at 4 feet, 16 feet, 20 feet, 32 feet, 36 feet, and 53 feet. These last stakes should be 4 feet from the corner stake. Run a string between the corresponding North and South stakes. Starting at the south corners, place a stake at 4 feet, 16 feet, 20 feet, 32 feet, 36 feet, 48 feet, 52 feet, and 69 feet. These last stakes should be 4 feet from the corner stake. Run a string between the corresponding east and west stakes. Place a stake along each string one foot outside the intersections of the string lines. (8 stakes per pad) Measure and stake the corners of the supply shed pad sites in a similar manner. The outside measurements of the site will be 25 feet square and the North edge of the supply shed pad sites will be 18 feet from the South edge of the work shop pad sites. Each pad site will measure 4’x4’.

Measure and mark site levels

To provide a floor slope of ¼” per foot, there will be a 14” level drop from East to West. Measure levels along the North line of work shop column pad sites. Mark a level line on the East stakes of the NE pad site one foot above the site level line. Mark a level line on the West stakes of the second pad site 6” lower than the level marked on the first East stake. Mark a level line on the West stakes of the third pad site 4” lower than the level marked on the second pad site stake. Mark a level line on the West stakes of the NW pad site 4” lower than the level marked on the third pad site stake. Mark level lines the same way on all the E/W lines of stakes for the workshop floor. Mark a level line on the East stakes of the East supply shed column pad stakes at the same level as the second row of workshop column pads. Mark a level line on the West stakes of the West supply shed column pad stakes 6” lower than the level marked on the East stake.

Measure and map levels for drainage system (These lines are for the deepest point of a 6 ft. wide grassy waterway with the building side of it beginning 3 ft. from the edge of the building.) Measure and map levels along a line 6 feet to the North of a line marking the outside edge of the North workshop pad sites and extending to the existing water way. Measure and map levels along a line 6 feet to the South of a line marking the outside edge of the South pad sites and extending to the existing water way. Measure and map levels along a line 6 feet to the East of a line marking the outside edge of the East workshop pad sites and extending 6 feet further South. Measure and map levels along a line connecting the South end of the East drainage line to the East end of the South drainage line.