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Using Fastfoot® for slab edging and large footing pads offers dramatic savings in material and labor costs. Lateral form pressures are greatly reduced as the hydraulic pressure in the bottom third of the form are taken by the fabric itself. Click here for details on fabric hoop tension.

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1.	SETUP SCREED BOARDS Drive stakes (steel or 1x4s) around the perimeter of the proposed slab or footing at about 5' on center. Reduce spacing for deeper slabs. Solidly attach 2x4 screed boards as fabric tension wants to torque 2x4 off stake. Hammer nails on angle or use wood screws to prevent. For slab edging, use deeper edge lumber to obtain a flat face. Minimal bracing is required, as lateral pressures are reduced by about 50%.
2.	INSTALL FASTFOOT® Staple the edge of the fabric to the top of the screed board using a hammer tacker with 3/8" staples on about 8" centers. Provide suffient slack in the fabric by using a 1x4 as shown to prevent excessive downward pressure. Nail fabric to ground at 4' centers to stop fabric pull-out from concrete pressure. Allow 10" overlap on all joints.
3.	CORNERS For outside corners, fold fabric on ground and nail through three layers to hold in position. For inside corner, cut fabric on the ground to enable it to go around corner and nail in position.
4.	15" HEIGHT RULE If fabric height is greater than 15", install second 2x4 to reduce bulge and fabric tension, or pour concrete in two lifts.
5.	EDGING SIZING CHART Required fabric width: two times height + 6".