In the early 1900s, the town of and snap a chalk line marking the level of the finished pour. Rebar and bulkheads. For crack control, we placed two strands of 3/8-inch rebar at the base of the wall and a single strand at the top. The top of the wall stepped down in several places, and there we formed bulkheads by scribing tapered blocks of 2×8 to fit tightly against the stone and screwing it vertically to the inside of the forms. We used the same method to fit the full-length bulkheads at the ends of the forms. Some dirt packed along the bottom edge of the forms kept the concrete from leaking out. Pouring the
Repairing a Stone Foundation
A poured exterior foundation provides a smooth surface for waterproofing membrane, leaving a leaky old foundation as tight and dry as a new one
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