Recent content by demaele

I do not have pictures but the exterior stem walls are in, waiting to pour the slab. The sub-soil is a mixture of clay/silt and does not compact very well. I have a source h3ere in Denver for class 1 structural fill for free, just need to pay for hauling. Also have a place to dump whatever I...

I started building my garage 2 years ago and had to put it on hold. Now the dirt has been getting wet this summer and the weed are growing big. Do I need to dig down a foot or so and fill with structural fill or just scrape off the top and fill? Then compact it?

In answer to your question about grounding, both buildings need to be grounded separately. The house panel is no longer a sub-panel since it is a separate building. If you have water service to the detached garage you will need to have a cold water ground as well as at least one ground rod at...

For general lighting loads of the house the NEC require a min. of 3 watts per square foot which works out to about 480 square feet for each 15 amp circuit loaded to 80 percent. Then you have to add in the rest of your loads which are the kitchen, laundry etc. to come up with a total load...