QSHAKE: Thanks for the advise. I am currently looking into having a structural engineer come out and take a look at the wall to see if it meets Wisconsin code and find out what my options are. I am also contacting a lawyer and I will review the two other forums that you suggested.
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Thanks for all of your responses.
Sean2: You are correct on the way the wall was poured. They took to long between pours resulting in the cold joints forming. They poured on top of a wall that had already began to cure. Without the vibration to mix the two layers together the cold joint...
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