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[gazpad13]

hi there am familier with the idea of lintels spanning blockwork to allow drains to pass through footings but what if im planning a trench fill the pipe will be below the level i am planning the brickwork to start to i have to build this up with blocks before pouring concrete or can i build some sort of shutter? thanks in advance

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