Curved concrete seat wall with formwork for the next lift in Vancouver

Concrete forming for builders and GCs

A forming crew that shows up on the day the schedule says

Footings, foundation walls, slabs, grade beams, stairs and columns for custom-home builders, renovators, landscapers and low-rise GCs. Residential and low-rise commercial only.

Curved poured concrete wall base with a second lift of curved plywood formwork on top; towers in background. Vancouver.

What you get on every job

The things a builder tracks on a forming sub, and how we handle each one.

Schedule

Booked in

Pour on the day the schedule says

  1. Layout
  2. Forms
  3. Inspection
  4. Pour

Walls square and level for the framer, on the day promised.

Photo record

Every major stage

A photo record of what's under the concrete

Curved concrete wall formwork with vertical studs on a Vancouver commercial job
Radius concrete wall forms on a waterfront commercial site in Vancouver
Braced grade beam form with rebar on a commercial site, Richmond
Rebar cage inside a curved plywood concrete form in Vancouver

Photographed from the dig to the pour, so you have a record of what's under the concrete.

Site paperwork

With the estimate

Clearance letter and insurance

Tell us what your site needs, such as a WorkSafeBC clearance letter or a certificate of insurance, and we send it with the estimate.

The proof

Forms from builder and commercial jobs, and what clients say. Each one backs up a card above.

Common questions

Do you do high-rise or tilt-up work?+

No. We take residential and low-rise commercial forming: houses, additions, garden suites, multiplexes, garages and small commercial buildings.

Do you form only, or form and pour?+

Either. Tell us the scope on your drawings and we'll give you an estimate for form only, or for form, place and finish.

Are footings and foundation walls the same thing?+

No. The footing is the wide base poured first; the wall sits on it. Both are formed and inspected before their pour.

Talk through your project with John

Call to go over the job, or email the details and drawings. We reply with a scope and a written estimate.

Call John(778) 200-8030Talk through the scope, the drawings and your dates.
Email the detailsjohn@bedrockandcedar.comAddress, scope, target start date and drawings attached.
  1. Discuss the project

    Call John to talk through the plan, or email the address, the scope, your target start date and the drawings.

  2. Site visit, if needed

    When the drawings don't tell the whole story, John walks the site and checks access, slope and drainage.

  3. Scope and estimate

    John goes through the drawings and replies with a scope and a written estimate.

  4. Scheduled

    Your dates are locked in, with the layout, the BC Land Surveyor's form certificate and the City forms inspection booked into the schedule.

  5. Build and completion

    Formed to the drawings, inspected and poured on the scheduled day, with every major stage photographed. On engineered work we're on site for the field reviews.

Residential and low-rise commercial, across Maple Ridge and Metro Vancouver.

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