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foundations

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:53 am
by trevor63@blueyonder.co.uk
i am building a retaining well for a patio 1 foot 6 inches below path 1foot 6 inches above
what size footings will i need
length of wall will be 5000mm
and what mix will i need
Trevor

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:18 am
by gabysdad
a pretty decent rule of thumb is to make the footing depth equal (minimum) to the wall width, and the footing width equal (minimum) to twice the wall width. hope this helps.