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Yes it is a gable structure and the wall will support a 100% of the weight. The slab is not gonna be structural in any way. It will have an min. Thickness of 6”. Any expansive clay was dug out the best possible. The rear right corner by concrete culvert/low corner had to be dug out the deepest...

Dig Doug, i appreciate the advice. Yes there was a bit of expansive clay around. The rain set a record here in Chesterfield/Richmond VA area for Dec. it has been very wet. It looks the last couple weeks to finally be letting up. We plan to move asap on slab. I just figured I’ve waited this...

😂 nuke plant. I’ve been been referring to it as the foundation for a 6 story parking deck or fallout shelter. I appreciate the feedback y’all. (My old tools) I love the steel mezzanine in yours. I plan to do something similar down the road. The lake view is awesome too! I love the creek behind...

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Besides some poor soil the slope is why we did such an overbuilt stem wall. The rebar specs were completely over board, but it’s what he (my engineer) felt was necessary in order to appease the inspectors,( if not shock them) lol and guarantee it was sound. Kind of screwed myself with the geo...

Greetings to everyone. I’ve lurked on here for sometime, but never got around to registering. Yall have some beautiful shops, and there has been a ton of useful info on here. I’ve been in the process of planning/building a red iron building over the last 4 years. Dreaming for 30 🙃 The rain has...