The following tools are needed for installation: Pliers for cutting the reinforcement; knife for cutting plastic, reinforcement fastening hooks; binding wire for connecting the forms, as well as measuring tape and amarking pencil. The installation will take a fiew of hours. For calculating the total length of the formwork, add 10 to 15% for connections and overlapping.
The footing mold is designed for a 20-cm layer of concrete. In case of thicker layer, the upper width of the molds will expand up to 3 cm. This will create a need for 0.5 m³ more concrete per 100m of foundation. Tips for making common connections are shown in figures aside. Steps, inclines, curves, extensions (for chimney foundation etc).