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1956 garage construction. Currently mostly open 2 x 4's in garage. Wall height (from concrete footer) is 100.5 inches - 8 ft, 4.5 inches. The walls have a single 2 x 4 footer and double 2 x 4 headers. My garage flooded to a depth of about six inches during Hurricane Harvey. I want to...

This garage slab was constructed in 1956, along with the house. Houston, Texas, so you know it's sitting on gumbo clay. Drought of 2011 caused cracking in the floor (as you can see from the picture). Now, I've got this new phenomenon. My garage floor flooded to a depth of about six inches...

This forum is a great find as I am about to embark on a thorough upgrade of my garage. To start, I need to deal with drainage. Over the last 25 years, the drought in Houston and overall settlement of driveway and garage slab have caused a low spot that causes water to pool in the driveway and...