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the rear of my residence is a solid concrete patio I would like to build a garage my question is If you were in my situation would you rip out the concrete and just do a monolithic slab or would you cut through the existing concrete patio build a thickened Edge and use the remaining concrete...

The reason I'm doing it myself is the only concrete guy I trust is booked for the year He said he is behind 20 houses he does great work and when he did my house he was $7000 cheaper than anyone else Jim is a great person nice guy and very reasonable He did give me a few numbers but they...

Ok I have been out in the garage with my level the 1st 14 feet have a nice pitch then there is a negative slope for 9 feet the negative drop is about 3/4 of an inch over that span Mabe I can put in a floor drain ? But the slab is dead level from side to side ???? The other concern is one...

I was told by menards that its covid related and they have unsteady supplies as they get lots of lumber from Canada funny I thought southern white pine came from the southern US I paid 8.00 a sheet this winter Also a money saving tip Menards will honor any quote for 30 days even if the...

Well I just need a place to vent people So I poured my slab today i would give myself a D- Ok my total slab is 22x30 at 4 inches thick is like 7.6 or so yards the 22x30 is actually a bit heavy as I'm counting the stem walls in that calculation Being its myself a former buddy and just a day...

This forum has been greatly helpful in my garage build thanks to all the posters I'm going to pour my garage floor next week the garage is already erected the only thing left to complete is the floor and the garage door I'm going with hydronic heat so I have pex with 2 inches of foam...

When my buddy build his shop with attic truss He used 5/8 drywall almost 3 years ago and no sagging so far And the truss are 24 oc

We'll update walls almost done only 1 left I set up a jig and chopped down the studs I really wanted the extra few inches because I plan on installing a lift but the zoning department is pretty fussy and my permit indicated 10 foot walls so I didn't want to push it Also for my garage door...

Thanks for all the replies Yes this my 1st time building a project like this The best I was able to do on the diagonals was 3/8 of an inch off For me I'm 100% happy with it I'm working alone and wish I had help so after 10 to 15 measurements and adjustments 3/8 it is Now when I laid out...

I didn't even think about the aspect of the sheet rock. I'm just going to RIP them to 116 5/8 with the miter also I'm just going to make a jig for the cuts

Hello all I'm building a garage at my home and we are ready to start the framing portion I lail out the sill plates today and squared everything up my garage is 22x30 and I'm 3/8 of an inch off in my diagonals Question #1 I think that should be ok being off square by such a small...

This is 9 inch trench only formed at the top with 1 inch rigid foam on the exterior The earth will serve as the trench walls I actually wanted to do a frost protected shallow foundation but i was told by the inspector this wasnt allowed The codes i found in the WI statues allowed for a...

Guys I'm in the process of building a 600 square foot garage that will be attached to my house My question is about the rebar spacing My slab has a frost protected trech footing the footing is 8 inches wide and 48 inches deep The slab will be a mono pour I know the inspector said use #4...

Yes i will regrade the lot I wanted a bigger garage that suited my needs

The thickened edge will be 12 inches 2 inches above grade would give us enough pitch for the drive way But we dont want the grade of the garage higher than the house City is ok with pouring over slab Imho the fact there were 3 huge oak trees that we have since removed really elevated the...