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BASEMENTS
BASEMENTS 4.21
FIGURE 4.19 Haulaway basement job.
FIGURE 4.20 Starting large basement.
from the curb, will touch an existing store building on the east, a 12-foot driveway backed by
another building on the west, and a proposed parking lot. The footings of the east building are
below the 18-foot level, those on the west are 12 feet below the surface.
The site has been cleared, but two large stumps have been left. The topsoil is of such poor quality
that it will not be separated. The contractor owns a three-quarter yard shovel with dipper, backhoe,
