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03b RETAINING WALL / BULKHEAD IS PART OF FOUNDATION OR FENCE: 
With retaining walls this situation is especially common on hillside properties. An example would be a garage dug into the hillside. The garage walls serve as retaining walls and as the foundation for the garage roof and garage walls. In older construction one may note deterioration and efflorescence of the walls It is very important to maintain proper drainage around retaining walls which also serve as foundations for the structure Some retaining walls are also fences. Ordinarily this is a situation where the retaining wall has simply been extended above the ground surface See Fig. 03b With bulkheads one may often find this application where the structure is built very close to water or in water. It is very important to maintain bulkheads. It is recommended that a qualified contractor specializing in bulkheads or seawalls review the wall on a regular basis The inspector will review retaining walls and bulkheads for moderate to major cracks, for moderate to major movement, and for the placement of weep holes to help relieve hydraulic forces behind retaining walls. The ability of the retaining wall or bulkhead to withstand forces applied upon it cannot be ascertained by the inspection company. Complete certainty of the abilities of any retaining wall or bulkhead would require the excavation and demolition of the wall itself .

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