Footings Required

Footings Required (1)  Footings shall be provided under walls, pilasters, columns, piers, fireplaces and chimneys that bear on soil or rock, except that footings are permitted to be omitted under piers or monolithic concrete walls if the safe loadbearing capacity of the soil or rock is not exceeded. Article 9.15.3.1 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   […]
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Form Ties

(1)  All form ties shall be removed at least flush with the concrete surface Article 9.15.6.3 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Foundation Capacity in Weaker Soil and Rock

Foundation Capacity in Weaker Soil and Rock (1)  Where a soil or rock within a distance equal to twice the footing width below the bearing surface has a lower allowable bearing pressure than that at the bearing surface as shown in Article 9.4.4.1., the design capacity of the foundation shall not be greater than would cause […]
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Foundation Wall Drainage

Foundation Wall Drainage     (1)  Unless it can be shown to be unnecessary, drainage shall be provided at the bottom of every foundation wall that contains the building interior.     (2)  Except as provided in Sentences (4) and (5), where the insulation on a foundation wall extends to more than 900 mm below the adjacent exterior ground […]
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Foundation Wall Thickness and Required Lateral Support

Foundation Wall Thickness and Required Lateral Support (1)  Except as required in Sentence (2), the thickness of foundation walls made of unreinforced concrete block or solid concrete and subject to lateral earth pressure shall conform to Table 9.15.4.2.A. for walls not exceeding 3.0 m in unsupported height. (2)  The thickness of concrete in flat insulating concrete form […]
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Foundation Walls Above Ground

(1)  Exterior surfaces of concrete block foundation walls above ground level shall have tooled joints, or shall be rendered, parged or otherwise suitably finished. Article 9.15.6.2 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Foundation Walls Below Ground

Foundation Walls Below Ground Parging (1)  Concrete block foundation walls shall be parged on the exterior face below ground level as required in Section 9.13. Article 9.15.6.1 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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