Does this sound like a reasonable approach for safety for this two-star residence? RE: improving an unreinforced, 30-inch-high CMU stem wall for a single-story residence. Also, I think he needs to add continuous CIP foundations beneath his two primary interior walls, and tie these to the perimeter CIP walls. I'm thinking something like 1) drill oversized holes in CMU blocks from interior, insert c-shaped bars thru holes, and fill CMU with cement-water grout, then 2) construct 4-inch thick reinforced concrete wall poured directly against the interior side of the existing CMU with the reinforcement cage tied to the afore-mention c-shaped bars, and 3) anchor the sill to the CMU wall which should be adequate because it's been reinforced by the interior CIP wall. This Information Bulletin provides general requirements and specifications for the construc-tion of standard CMU block walls of various height, thickness or footing configurations. Would appreciate suggestions on ways to do this. Concrete Stem Wall to Slab Connection Dave Osland 19.
CMU STEM WALL HOW TO
So, I have a friend who needs to figure out how to do this, and I also told him he needs to reinforce the existing unreinforced CMU 30-inch-high stem wall and anchor the sill plate to the wall. The thickness of prescriptively designed foundation walls shall be not less than the thickness of the wall supported, except that foundation walls of not less than 8-inch (203 mm) nominal width shall be permitted to support brick -veneered frame walls and 10-inch-wide (254 mm) cavity walls provided that the requirements of Section 1807.1.6.2 or. I usually tell the client that they have to figure out how to reinforce the wall or replace it." These elements are illustrated in Figure 2. Ground covers help prevent erosion and can extend to the foundation. Smaller shrubs should be kept at least 2 to 3 ft (0.6 to 0.9 m) from walls. Most of the time there is no bond beam at the top of the wall and no anchor bolts from the sill plate to the wall below. Whenever possible, large-rooting shrubs and trees should be placed 10 to 15 ft (3 to 4.6 m) away from foundation walls.
In this previous thread, Oldpapermaker stated, "A few times each year I get asked to design modifications to a bldg, usually light frame walls with wood structural panels, that has a existing CMU foundation stem wall or bsmt wall that is unreinforced & ungrouted. Thread507-210389: Unreinforced CMU Foundations
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