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Well I ended up getting all of the slop cleaned off the concrete a couple weekends back and did some calculations for my block wall. In checking off of a laser we found that the foundation was 6 inches out of level! We squared some lines back up with where the block would lay easily on the...

As of last weekend, I can finally say I really started on the garage! My uncle came in and busted apart the remaining three stumps that were too large to pick up with the skid loader. We have all of them out of my yard now. Last Saturday we dug the trench. My dad ran the excavator while I...

Well this weekend was nothing but rain. Friday we were able to level out the build site with 5 dump trucks of fill dirt. We also carved down some of the slope down to the garage where the driveway will be and put it off to the side for use later. It is good black dirt so I will use it around the...

I should have phrased that better, he does not want the slab attached to the foundation wall. Or at least that is what he suggests. I am not up to speed on the pros and cons between the two methods.

I have a contractor that will be doing the slab pour finish and cut for $1500 labor cost. He requested that I not have rebar bent over from the wall into the slab. I am curious if this holds true for below the door openings as well. I will add this to my list of questions to ask him.

When I refer to footer, I mean footer and stem wall, as they will be one pour. With the trench footer style I will do a single pour from 42 inches below grade to 8 inches above grade. The two course of block will be on top of the stem wall\ footer which is 8 inches above ground. This image...

Is $6.60 per stick of 1/2" x 20' rebar a good price? http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/rebar-remesh/1-2-x-20-steel-rebar/p-1480919-c-12502.htm Also, I have a guy lined up that is trenching out a basement a couple miles from my house. He will be dropping the...

This would be hard to achieve with a trench footer. I only plan to dig an 8" trench and dump my footer directly into it with only the top 8" above ground formed.

Haha.. yeah zeke hit it on the head, the 2x8's were to brace it while I cut that stump down. The excavator could not get it out of the hole as it was. Planning at least two pvc runs from the house basement to the garage. I was planning to run electrical from the garage to the house, but I am...

So I will either plan for top of the foundation in this area to be at the same height as my gravel grade, which would give me 4" or maybe a bit more. From what I can tell there is no reason for the slab and the foundation to not touch in this area. I am on the fence with whether I will have a...

On Monday I did some tree cleanup and pulled the trailer out front so that I can get it down to the tree dump this week. Last night I was able to set the back two stakes for the garage. They are set 5ft off the rear property line. I tied jetline between the telephone poles that are in both rear...

Nope I am not planning on doing a monolithic pour. I like the idea of having the foundation walls come up 6 or so inches above the slab. I also plan to lay two courses of concrete block on top. This along with my 2x4x10's will get me closer to a 12' ceiling height for a future 2 post lift. I am...

Yes I am planning on doing two pours. Foundation in one shot and then the slab will be the second pour.

We were able to get all the stumps knocked out with one days rental. I was even able to get a little bit of leveling off done with the excavator before it was due back on Sunday. The rule we went by was all organic material larger than 2" diameter was removed. I grabbed whatever else was loose...

We were able to get all the stumps knocked out with one days rental. I was even able to get a little bit of leveling off done with the excavator before it was due back on Sunday. The rule we went by was all organic material larger than 2" diameter was removed. I grabbed whatever else was loose...

I have a long prybar with a sharp edge that may work similar to this. The weight of it would wear me out pretty quick I am thinking though. I will check into these!

I had read that all organic material larger than 2" in diameter should be removed so that is what we did. One of the stump groups was 3 stumps all together and we ended up with a hole that I could have buried my silverado in. It is farther forward on the lot than where the garage will be though...

I am having someone experienced help with the slab, or hiring a contractor depending on the availability of the friend. I think I have enough experienced friends to help with the foundation. What I was referring to, is the foundation usually steps down where the garage doors will go. This...

Haha alright. If that is how it is normally done then maybe a long narrow spade would work the best.

Tree removal is complete and I am ready to begin work on my foundation. I am building a 26' x 43' detached garage in north eastern Iowa. I need to build 42" below ground level and plan to use a trench foundation using earth rather than forms. Trench footer\foundations are very common in the...