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I did some horizontal filling with a tampering bar. It didn't look as bad once I really got in there. I would say only 2-3" under the concrete in a few areas. Maybe one area was worse. How high on the sides do I go with the 3/4" crushed stone? Up to where the metal sides start, or a few...

It was a Panorama shot, that's why it looks distorted.

The slab is on maybe 12" of class 5. I used a compactor once a day, for maybe 5 days before we poured. Then went on vacation for 2 weeks, compacted one last time ( class 5 felt hard as concrete) then did the pour. I didn't get to compact on the outside of the poles as much as I wanted to...

I live in Minnesota, we had TONS of downpour the last few days, I think it rained 3 of the last 5 days, but there was a period where it was a complete downpour for a few hours the last few days. In the picture below, the washout is between the two windows on the left, at one of the posts...

Hey guys, I got my pole barn built about a month ago. Concrete is 7 days old. Then I came home to the pictures below, only in 2 posts. It is a 30x40. How serious is this? Like this will be a complete nightmare, or shove class 5 in there the best I can, and it "might" crack in the next two years?

Thanks everyone. I'm going to go out on a limb and say I do not have 1" xps foam under the siding, because my house was built like the other "dime a dozen" houses built in 2003. It is a super typical split level, builder grade everything. If I have cheapo carpet, and builder grade cabinets...

I can not believe 50% say don't use one, 50% say I have to use one ... Jesus Christ .. I am even more confused now then ever... The house was built in 2003 using normal building codes... so is there some super wrap on the outside of my garage, behind the siding that would make me NOT want...

Thanks, I did foam behind electrical boxes, and have the 6mil poly.. What exactly do I buy for the caulk, does it have to be acoustic?

Is the 6mm sheet of plastic poly or something else?

No, I just finished the insulation earlier this week. I used rockwool which is unfaced. So just bare insulation right now..

I have an attached 2 car garage in Minnesota. Rockwool insulation is already in the walls.. Can I use plywood as the walls, and use "vapor retarder paint" instead of the 6mil poly as a vapor barrier ? I am still undecided weather I'm going to use sheetrock or plywood, but was leaning toward...

Hey guys, happy new year! I have an attached 2 car garage in Minnesota. I finished insulating it with rockwool. Now it's time for the vapor barrier.. When someone says stapling is good enough " because it's a garage" do they say that because there's a huge leaking garage door on one wall, so...

Hey guys, just an update, I got about half my garage done with the rockwool, Holy cow is that easy to work with.. Anyway, I'm still on the fence about using Sheetrock or Plywood. IF, I did go with plywood, is the nicer stuff worth the extra cost ? should i go 1/2 inch, 3/8th ?

I don't feel a draft, house was built in 2003, everything seems "normal" ... so should I not worry about it? How much would it really matter ? Well, rock wool comes to about $350 for just the walls. Kraft faced batts I figured about $130 for just the walls I was thinking either one? What...

Can anyone help answer my question ? Do I need to caulk / foam where the 2x4 meets the sheathing?