Recent content by mcbooya

I did a DIY interior drain in my basement last year, it was a LOT of work but finally solved my issue. My main problem was hydrostatic pressure, not grading or downspouts, as my ground water level gets high enough it will then force through tiny cracks in the floor as well as the base of the...

I am adding a rear overhead door to my garage, which means deleting out the man door that was there. I have also removed my old floor and will repour that soon as you can see in the picture. My question is how to handle the foundation stem wall section that is missing from the man door area, as...

Any tips on how to handle the overhead door area? I am filling in the shelf with vertical insulation so the slab can float, but at the overhead doors the slab will be resting on the foundation wall that has been cut down . - Would you run the slab to the apron and let it sit on the stem wall at...

Not enough info to spec the headers. Depends on load bearing, building span, snow load, etc. x3 2x12's were acceptable for a 9' door for me, so I went with LVLs which are easier. Ask your inspector and lumberyard for span tables and to tell you if you can remove those wall sections, there could...

Thanks for the input. In those diagrams, it shows the insulation running horizontally. Is that better than running it down say 2' vertically below the slab? This garage will really just be for parking in the winter, as I have a detached garage that can be used as a workspace, so am looking for...

I have torn out my old attached garage slab and am prepping to get it repoured but want to add some perimeter insulation for my cold midwest winters in case I add gas heater. What is the recommended way to insulate the perimeter, given that my stem walls have a 1.5" lip that the old slab sat on...