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The base on which a house or other structure is built or installed, connecting the structure and transferring its load to the ground. Questions using this tag should include additional tags to identify the type or material of the foundation.

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Ok to add basement egress window underneath giant grade-level window?

Does cutting the foundation for an egress window put more lateral stress on the foundation above/below the egress window? … This wall supports a beam in the ceiling of the 1st story and the foundation beneath this wall supports a beam in the floor of the 1st story, but in both cases the beams are a few feet away from the window …
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