well we're well below the foundation if it is indeed spread footings, but it's a six story building, so that is what perplexes me because that is tall enough that it may have deep foundations, but still could be supported by spread footings. i just want to know how likely it is that there are...
I'm working on a project where our earth retention system comprises of steel soldier piles with wood lagging and tiebacks. One of the buildings bordering our site is on a stone foundation and was probably built in the early 1900s, but we have no documents concerning the building's foundation...