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I'm not far off that number but I'm estimating 400 tons to fill. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

In this situation, the labor is not that expensive. The stone delivered is $9K or more depending on how much we have to grade. Of course, it is hard to stomach spending $10K to fill a hole in the ground.

I have been continuing my research on looking into ways to build my garage on a slope with a suspended garage floor and basement. Structural slabs are not all that common in my area and they aren't very DIY-friendly. I have run across a product called Cement Bonded Particle Board that comes in...

I found a provider a few hours away and got a general price. It's a little more expensive than fill but not too terrible if I can get a basement out of it. I would have to add a foundation wall due to the span though. Did you have a contractor set your panels? What do I need to account for...

Yes, the prestressed panels would be ideal here. There are no local providers for these panels that I can find. The closest I can find is 150+ miles away and I assume trucking would kill this. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I thought I'd post a quick update though no resolution yet. I'm finally starting to get some numbers. It looks like my foundation cost will be around $15k for walls and footers plus $9k for fill plus labor to spread/compact. I'll have over $25k in my foundation which seems absurd even before I...

I'm thinking about this too. I am planning to set my walls on a PT still plate and using a full length stud so I end up with a double bottom and double top. As a result, the wall would be 10'6". Even at 10', if I let my OSB overlap my foundation by 1", I'd still have to rip sheets to cover the...

Thanks guys. By prescriptive design, I meant layouts/span tables like you find in the Wood Frame Construction Manual. I figured this was unlikely. I am coming to the same conclusion that the 32' span will present a problem and just require me to add another foundation wall or other support. I...

Larry, This was extraordinarily helpful and I really appreciate your insight. If I needed 4 beams for my size, I'd need around 5-6 yds more concrete which would be around $1000 plus steel. I also assume a structural slab like this would be less prone to cracking since the settling doesn't...

Hi folks, I am planning to build a 32x40 detached, stick-built garage. The location where I am planning to place it is somewhat slopped front to back (5' in the back right corner, 7'-ish in the back left corner). I am planning to have poured concrete footers and stem walls with fill then a...