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Bracing basement walls before backfill

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Hello,
I realize bracing basement walls before backfill is not done everwhere around the country(some put the box on first) so I’m not trying to start that debate. For those of you who do brace the walls before backfill, does anyone have a good system they’d be willing to share. Both with a center footing and if there is no footing. Any diagrams or links?
Thanks for any input.
Ot

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