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    Placing Fill embankment on Bldg Firewall???

    and the 3rd pic, this is the 2 story house to the left of the sitehttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b63b28f0-c8b5-47e1-82b6-a85948186caa&file=3.jpg
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    Placing Fill embankment on Bldg Firewall???

    here is the second pichttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=7a679b9b-ff58-4b41-aef8-49aeac34228e&file=2.jpg
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    Placing Fill embankment on Bldg Firewall???

    i forgot to mention, the neighbor to the left (facing the lot, see image 3) is a 2 story house, the one on the right (under construction, see image 2) is also going to be 2 story. both of them are slab on ground, is that still ok? i am attaching the pics of the site. we are proposing a 2...
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    Placing Fill embankment on Bldg Firewall???

    Hi rowingengineer, thanks for the quick response. Yes its a good idea to be a bit lower than the neifhbors' finish floor. I am intending to plaster the firewall to waterproof it before filling in the dirt. So from a structural standpoint, that volume of fill will not compromise the stability of...
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    Placing Fill embankment on Bldg Firewall???

    hi All, hope everyone is well and happy holidays! I need a recommendation for a scenario i have, here it goes: There is a vacant lot wherein there are Firewalled (masonry wall with columns every 10 feet)buildings to the left and right side of it. both of the firewalled buildings' finish...

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