Recent content by Kathy and Dave

The excavating is not complete. Once the 4 ft back wall is poured, he's coming back in and cutting the bank down to even it out more and to around 2 ft. I'm not keen on this plan, but everyone else in the picture is ok with it so, I fold. Thank you for the suggestions

Thank you! I love visuals! How tall are your side walls? I believe ours will be 14 foot walls and we were told with the scissor trusses there would be plenty of head space to get to the upper storage area?

Thank you , the wall height will be 14 ft. There will be a small 2 ft cement wall on the south side which all are thinking is overkill but ........

Thank you for the resources! The 2 ft pony wall is now a 4 foot stallion wall, lol. And the south side will have a 2 ft wall. It will be connected with rebar? Dave said he thought it was going to be all one piece but I want to clarify with the concrete guy. There will be some found up...

Thank you for your insight on the foundation and curious on what concerns you on the pictures in terms of the compaction/ gravel? I will attach the quote for the excavation , but dave said compaction was done after the gravel and limestone was laid? Dave states the ground under the slab has...

Thank you. Attic trusses were discussed but eliminated early for some reason I can't remember. It will be brought back up.

Here are the drawings

Here is parts of estimate.

Attached is the quote for the cement.

Thank you! All your input has clarified all my concerns. Yes stick built, and I am not sure what ASCII is to upload the pictures of the drawings and estimates is? I will try to figure it out in the morning. The cement estimate has some of what you recommend but need to check on some of...

Thank you!

Can you explain what having a wall engineered or stamped means?

Yes. On my I pad.

Not sure why. Attached it and that's how it went through. Will keep trying