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The floor was poured after footer and walls were built . Gonzo

BlkHonda >>> the building is 36' X 24' . The cracks are at the mortar joints but the door opening has closed about 1/2'' . Wssix99 >>> There is an attic storage above the garage . The gables are stick built .My goal is to establish a more solid foundation for the new wall . Thx Gonzo

The inside of the floor looks OK . In fact I was going to add rebar to the curb by epoxying rebar in holes drilled in the floor . wssix 99 . You say drill the block ? Orr did you mean take the block down and pour the concrete in the holes exposed ? If can pour a successful curb wall and sud...

Sorry but I don't have any pictures . What ever I do has to be low dollar at this time . Thx Gonzo

I bought a house with an old concrete block garage (detached). The blocks are cracked on the mortar joints . I pointed them up but over the winter (OHIO) some of the repaired joints cracked again . I'm thinking the footer may not be deep enough , Just Guessing . I'd like to take the block down...

Some of my cracks after chipping out the old mortar , have chack that are 1'' wide . I suspect poor footing but they seem to have not settled after my patching of ''Readyy Mix'' . I patched them a few yaers back when buying the house . The "ready Mix " seems soft and I don't trust it to be a...

I bought a house and a detached garage . Kind on blew my wawd on the buy some $$$$ is tight . The garage has several ugly joint cracks in the motar joints . One corner is exceptionally bad . I studded the inside of the block with 4x4's with bottom and top plates . If the block does give out...