[Greenbuilding] Earthquakes and older houses

[Bob Waldrop]

The foundation wall is indeed double wall brick. That we can see at the 
openings to the crawl space.

On 3/30/2016 6:34 PM, Frank Tettemer wrote:
> Jumping in with a comment:
> If there's a way to measure the basement brick wall thickness, it may 
> prove to be a double wythe.
> Which would be a lot more reassuring.
> Frank Tettemer
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> On 30/03/2016 6:38 PM, Bob Waldrop wrote:
>> We haven't excavated the whole foundation, but all we see in the 
>> crawl space and outside is brick down into the ground, that looks 
>> just like the brick of the walls.
>>
>> On 3/30/2016 4:23 PM, Koehn Chris wrote:
>>> Bob-
>>>
>>> Can you clarify the “brick” foundation? Is it really just mortared 
>>> brick (supposedly the same as the veneer)?
>>> If so, it is likely unreinforced, and is most likely your weakest 
>>> point.
>>> I assumed you’d meant CMU’s (which may or may not be reinforced..)
>>>
>>> Chris
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