Santhosh Contracting
Parassala,
Thiruvananthapuram
A company operating in the construction sector based in Thiruvananthapuram. It provides structural construction for residential and commercial buildings in various stages, from foundation to plastering, using experienced workers.
Column footing foundation
Published on: October 2025

A column foundation work was completed for a house being built for an IT professional in Pothencode. Every level of the house, from planning to completion, is completely supervised by an engineer.

Excavation

The soil was excavated according to the planned depth and width.

PCC (Plain Cement Concrete)

PCC, the first phase of the foundation, was completed by stacking the materials in proper proportions.

Column steel work

As per the drawing, the iron bars required for the column footing and floor mat are attached and placed on top of the PCC.

Column shuttering

After placing the shuttering box over the steel, the column concrete was completed.

Column Concrete & Waterproofing

After 14 days of column concreting, bitumen coating and waterproofing was done.

Backfilling

After water proofing, back filling which is the process of covering the column footings with earth is completed.

PCC

The beam is concreted after backfilling and PCC. PCC is used to prevent the beams from having direct contact with the soil.

Plinth Beam Steel Work & Shuttering

As per the engineer's instructions, the iron bar for plinth beam was mounted above PCC, and shuttering installed.

Column Foundation