Patent ID: 8635833
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a waterproof foundation wall system in the ground, the method comprising the steps of: (1) installing a series of spaced-apart vertical structural steel beams in the ground; and (2) beginning at a first level of the structural steel beams and working downwardly, making the foundation wall in multiple horizontal sections, one horizontal section at a time from top to bottom, each horizontal section made by: (a) excavating soil between 4 and 8 feet to provide a limited excavated space for constructing a portion of a concrete wall; (b) positioning a waterproof cladding in the excavated space; and (c) constructing a concrete wall portion spanning the vertical structural steel beams such that the waterproof cladding is positioned against the concrete wall portion.