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I’m replicating a late Victorian carriage house in an historic district. Many of the original house foundations here abouts are granite slabs laid on edge atop field stone/masonry foundation walls/footings. The granite for the exposed visible portion of the foundation looks good but I’ve got to believe that none of this would pass current seismic code. Thin veneer granite doesn’t have the dimensions to give the solid-massive look of the originals both in length or at the edges.
Has anyone used road curbing in conjunction with a poured concrete foundation to achieve the right presentation? If so, what was the configuration of the sill and anchors? How is granite-concrete separation avoided? Is there any text or reference out there that has tech drawings convincing enough to sway the local B.I.?
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I'm replicating a late Victorian carriage house in an historic district. Many of the original house foundations here abouts are granite slabs laid on edge atop field stone/masonry foundation walls/footings. The granite for the exposed visible portion of the foundation looks good but I've got to believe that none of this would pass current seismic code. Thin veneer granite doesn't have the dimensions to give the solid-massive look of the originals both in length or at the edges.
Has anyone used road curbing in conjunction with a poured concrete foundation to achieve the right presentation? If so, what was the configuration of the sill and anchors? How is granite-concrete separation avoided? Is there any text or reference out there that has tech drawings convincing enough to sway the local B.I.?