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Yes, the wall will be retaining and will be under load from garage a s well. Garage will sit about two feet away from the wall

about 2 feet down I have sand soil and 3 feet from the top I have gas line, so I cant really dig that deep down.

Hello, thanks for reply everyone. Unfortunately the biggest i can go is 20x20 garage on that pad. Thayer - just wondering when you say "Get a footing installed 36” below the lower grade" - that means I need to dig in 36" down from that lower level of the existing wall? I actuyally have gas...

I will be removing the fence at the back and the cars will drive through back alley. So main garage door will be on the fence side.

sorry, thats an old account. i havent updated my location. I plan on parking there, I have a shop already in separate building. I dont mind building a cocrete retaining wall at all, I guess Im trying to see if its worth it to do so. Or will the current wooden wall be more than enough? I...

Im in alberta. Google tells me the frost line is 3 feet and footing is 1.2 m (3.9 ft)

I want the garage above that wall, where the cleared ground right now.

Just recently bounght a new (old) house and would like to build a 20x20 garage in back yard. My back yard has a slope as seen in picture and retaining wall. Retaining wall is constructed of 4x6's for the posts and wall itself. It seems fairly sturdy, but im just wondering if it needs to be...

here is the a pic from google earth, but the white fence is gone now and the new fence is built up to the property line (about 8 feet further from concrete wall). Up on the hill behind the hedge is the house and to the right of the fence is my neighbors double garage. many garages in the area...

Thanks ZRX1040, I looked at your page where you built 2 level garage, quite impressive! Dont know if i will be able to make anything similar, but i really liked the idea of having that top level with the doors for entrance! Your whole final project looks really good. Retaining wall was...

here is a pic of the back yard, hope the pic works Im in Alberta, Canada and soil is mostly chernozemic.

Hi I was wondering if someone has any tips or procedure to help me with my garage building. I have a very steep slope in back yard and not sure where do i start. I heard that i would even need to bring in engineer at the initial stages ... any help would be much appreciated. Maybe some already...