Core terms · definition
The widened concrete base below a foundation wall or post that spreads the structure's load over enough soil to prevent settling. New structural posts require their own footings.
Source: InterNACHI — Inspection Glossary: Footing
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The cost pages carry the current local ranges, and the guides explain what moves them. A published range becomes a project number only after someone looks at the site.