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Notes:
- How can buildings footings and foundation walls be retrofit?
- Capping
- Replacement
- Parallel systems
- This figure shows an example of capping an existing foundation
- Capping must be engineered
- Concrete is placed over the existing foundation wall.
- An engineer or architect specifies the reinforcing steel and anchor bolt connections.
- Saturate brick foundation walls with water before installing shortcrete or gunite over them