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Old 08-24-2007, 04:40 PM   #11
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Yes, the wall is made of blocks. If it was solid concrete then the car would have been much more damaged so this is a bad idea. To repair the wall will probaly cost $20, the car is going to be about $2000.


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Originally Posted by Pilot2519j
Upon closer scrutiny of the"WALL" there seems, not I can say with certainty, to be a lot of reddish material on the floor which leads me to believe that the wall in question is not cement but a terracotta block wall with stucco on the outside. A concrete wall ASTM C-90 reinforced with #5 rebars @ 24" o.c for seismic conditions as you have in Colombia your car would not be able to penetrate or break the wall. My recommendation are as follow:
1/ Raze the subpar garage rebuild properly using seismic construction.
 
 



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