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Why it's 16' long and not 20' long like the old garage is, is because at the time I thought that if the add-on was less than 200 sq ft then the city wouldn't require as many hoops for me to jump though. 16' by 12' is 196 sq ft. But in the end I don't think that helped at all, I was mistaken...

The concrete truck came yesterday and we got the footers poured! I was too busy running around and pouring the concrete to get any pictures, except for this one of Johnny and the top of his head: Thankfully Johnny had lots of experience with concrete so he knew what to do right away and that...

I just passed the footing inspection! And I called the concrete trucking company and they're coming tomorrow before noon! Just in time before it is forecasted to rain hard for the next 4 or 5 days starting on Wednesday or Thursday. The concrete truck will run me about $350, fyi. I was REALLY...

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Yeah I just calculated how many #60 pound bags of concrete mix I would need: 74 bags. Thats 4440 pounds! My back already hurts so I think I will spend any amount of money to pay for a truck to mix it and deliver it to me!

You guys think I should order a concrete truck, or just get a pallet of cement mix and rent a mixing machine and do it myself? The footings are only 12x8 and a total length of 40'. About at small as it gets for a footing job. But I have until Wednesday afternoon before the rains come, according...

Wow! Thank you! I love hearing when people have seen my videos on YouTube. Just yesterday, I had an HVAC guy over to work on our furnace and he said that him and his son have watched my videos because they have a Squareback and are not sure what to do with it. Do you think I should make a...

I need some advice before I start building the forms for the footings. In my plans, I said I was adding horizontal and vertical rebar. However I took a closer look at the code book today and I believe that rebar is only necessary in the footers for when building in seismic zones. (Is that...

Here's my to-do list: remove stumps ✅ remove old fence and put in something temporary ✅ repair old garage foundation ✅ get approval from city ✅ rent a mini excavator ✅ dig footing trench and move driveway material around to correct the grade ✅ install footing forms, rebar, etc. dig holes for...

The foundation trenches have been dug! I picked up the machine and its trailer because they wouldn't deliver for me on a Saturday, and I had to use my '66 F100 with manual drum brakes on all four. I do not recommend anyone else try this on a truck like that! I will never do it again. I'm paying...

Thank you everyone!! I was a little worried that the comments I would receive would be along the lines of "you're not going to be able to do this safely" or "you need to hire a professional." But what I'm seeing this morning is very encouraging so thank you again. A little more info now that...

Here's the structure that will soon become my Tool Temple: It is a humble 20x12 *************, ugly as all ******* hell, but I've decided not to demolish it and build new because of reasons. First among them is I cannot find a contractor that isn't booked into 2022. So I guess I'm doing all...

Thanks everyone! I was planning on having some trusses deliver from menards and then I would frame the fill myself. I found a really good youtube video that explains it perfectly: (I've watched dozens of this guy's videos, they're awesome) I'll look into the truss "kit" though, I haven't...

By asking I'm probably asking for some grief but maybe it will do me some good. I've never drafted plans like this and I only have a little construction experience (mostly remodeling). I'm adding a 12x16 addition to my 12x20 garage. Here's the garage: The siding looks terrible and that...

Because I can't find a contractor in my area who will even return my calls. Except for one, but he was a no-call no-show for our scheduled consultation. Contractor must be licensed by my city. Home owner (me) is allowed to do the work but, I think that would just be too much for me. I could do a...

If its only 8" wide then is it really a footing? Is it just a concrete foundation wall with blocks on top?

Oh, I didn't dig as deep in that hole in the 2nd picture. It kept going down but I had seen enough lol Thanks for the advice from somebody who has done this before!

There is indeed a crack in the slab. And I measured with a level line and that side of the garage is a few inches lower than the front. I'm not going for perfection, just an improvement over what I have. I'm in NE Kansas. Our building codes for a small garage like this are 12" deep and 12"...

Hi guys, I'm getting ready to renovate my 20x12 garage and I'm starting by repairing the foundation. I'm doing this DIY because I cannot find a contractor who isn't too busy right now. But I feel like this is pretty doable for a guy like myself who has a little construction experience. I have...

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. If they installed correctly, in an overlapping pattern and filled with cement and rebar, they wouldn't have pulled apart!