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    Mar 26, 2009, 09:46 AM
    Connecting a new foundation to and old one
    I want to add an extension to and old foundation for a bathroom. How do I connect the new concrete slab to the old one? Thanks, Ken
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    Mar 26, 2009, 11:17 AM

    Use 3/8 steel rebar. Use a masonry drill and drill into the side of the old concrete center it there from top to bottom and depth about 3" to 4" and have it stick out from there 8" or so
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