Recent content by fourstringriot

No, unfortunately that's mice having run of the place for the past 7 years.

Are you saying just leave the 2x6's where they are and build inside forms, then pour the concrete? One thing I should add is that while I was upstairs in the garage attic I found some unused rolls of "Glassliner" which appears to be a foundation liner. (it appears glassliner got bought out...

The water has become prevalent only because I had a slab poured this last year. The gravel floor was always soft and wet during spring thaw before the floor was poured.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I will get ahold of one of my concrete guys and get some info on retrofitting in a foundation on the building. Again - i can't tell because the ground is still frozen and now has snow on it, but when I peek through the 2x6's where the water is coming in, i DO...

Well we just got another 8" of snow today, so the outside photos won't show much. But to give you all an idea - here's a picture of the inside. You'll notice the water stains on the concrete where the water is leaking in from the corner (to the right of the 6x6). I took another look and there...

I think those would all be great questions for the guy who built the garage, but unfortunately he doesn't live here anymore. I'm guessing there was always a water problem, I'm just the first to do something about it. Agree with excavating around the perimeter and see what i'm working with.

Agreed - no intentions of trying to fix a leak from the inside out :) I like the gravel ideas, but thinking there still needs to be some sort of barrier to install as well on the outside to cover the slab & 2x6's. I like the BlueSkin idea, but not sure how well I could apply since nothing is...

Thanks - No the OSB is not below grade, just a portion of the 2x6's. As you can see there is separation between the 2x6 and the slab, so I'm thinking a rigid barrier is best. Looking for suggestions on this one...

Had a 4" slab poured this past summer in my existing pole barn - everything has been pretty good until the past few weeks during the winter thaw when i started noticing some water on the back portion of the garage which is below grade. The ground is till frozen, so for now i'll let nature run...

I am in Wisconsin (Elkhart Lake) as well and just had this conversation with my HVAC guy today for a detached garage I'm finishing. I'm considering a split unit for the upstairs portion which will be an office that i'll maintain temp (~50) when not in use and ~68 when in use. We were talking...

The building currently has a ridge vent but no soffit vents in the soffits. I will block off the eaves with foam board and spray directly over it. The roof deck will get 3" of spray foam, the walls all 2". There will be essentially two ceilings since my attic and lower garage will be finished...

I am effectively going to be in the same situation, as my plan is to closed cell spray insulate the bottom of my roof. I have an attic space as well, but my plan is to spray the ENTIRE roof underside (not just the portion exposed in the attic. What i'm still confused on is if the OP sprayed the...

Any other thoughts on this? If I don't do rolled batts in the knee walls, i'm thinking of atleast attaching rigid foam to the backside of them?

Thanks - I really want "clean" walls upstairs so I dont think i will build access doors up there, however I do have access to behind the knee walls from the stairwell. I will keep that access as it makes great storage for seasonal things like my fishing gear.