12" Block Wall Repair

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12" Block Wall Repair

From: jzeedcor@boone.net
Category: Structural
Remote Name: 208.62.199.131
Date: 22 Apr 2002
Time: 12:33 PM

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We have a block wall constructed of 12" block measuring 40' long by approx. 12' high which is "pushed" in or "bellied" by up to 3" in the center due to very heavy saturated backfill. This wall is the buried uphill wall for a hillside home. We will be trenching the entire wall to repair, reseal, install drainage, and backfill with stone. We also plan to pour the wall solid with rebar reinforcing. Is the aforementioned 3" belly enough of a structural problem to consider a different approach? Thanks, Dave C. North Carolina

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