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12-23-05, 01:30 PM

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If I install my wooden fence in a chain wall, will I need to use some type of reinforcement in the chain wall itself and do you have to cure a chain wall like a slab ?

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12-23-05, 02:07 PM

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What do you mean by a "chain wall"?

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