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The swale will be in front of the garage, running parallel to it. There is ~18" of natural grade from the back of the proposed garage to the front as it sits today, before excavation.

The guy doing the concrete work said he'd have to deal a bit with the swale, was going to dig it down a little and put in a culvert pipe with wash stone and cover it up with crusher run. Also mentioned needing about 10 tons of stone for under the monolithic slab.

Guess I need to state where I am for this to be a helpful question. I live in upstate NY and normally have pretty rough winters as far as snow and cold go. Is any sort of heaving going to happen and what can I expect if I have a lift installed?

Got quotes for materials for stick built and for pole barn. I'm looking at a 40'x 32' x 12' garage with 3 doors and a 2 post lift. Went to the town for my permit and long story short, he's not a fan of monolithic slabs in this part of the country. His feeling was the monolithic slab would...

Thanks for the advice about what to mention to the guy giving me the permit. I guess the liability issue could be a problem in their eyes. I do live in the Northeast, so there will be snow on the cars part of the year. Is sloping the last bit by the door going to be adequate? It does make...

Hi, first post here and I'm sure all this has been covered... BUT, I'm looking to build what might be my first and only garage. Money IS an object here, but I want to be happy with this garage for the next 30 years or so. I can fit (and my town will allow) a 32' x 40' garage next to my house...

I've been browsing (lurking) this site for years, looking at everyone's amazing garages and tool collections. I figure it was about time I sign up and really start asking questions and digging around. I moved to a new house with lots of land and it's time to start the garage plans. My old...