Garage wall poured to high

[Bigbrew]

My foundation person poured my wall too high. I feel like it will look like my garage is hovering in the air. A little to late to have him cut it back down a bit. Can you guys share some ideas to eat up some of the space between the ground and the bottom of the garage. Was thinking of doing stone on the front. I want to bring vinyl siding down the concrete a little. Garage gets framed Monday. Any help would be appreciated.


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[Hilltopmasonry]

How much is “too high”?

It’s pretty easy to cover up the foundation depending on what type of exterior siding


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[mikegt4]

How much is “too high”?

It’s pretty easy to cover up the foundation depending on what type of exterior siding


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Exactly, you can bring the siding down, build the ground up, or both.

 

[Bigbrew]

Says I am missing a security token, cant post pictures. My post time was 8:01PM and it is really 10:01PM I am guessing for some reason my time on the fourm is off.

 

[Bigbrew]

 

[Bigbrew]

Guess I have to do this one at a time.

 

[Stuart in MN]

The picture is good, but again - how high is too high? What height were you expecting, and how much higher were the walls actually poured? What are the overall dimensions of the garage, including the total height?

If necessary the studs can be cut down to keep the overall height the same, but on the other hand no one ever complained that their garage had too much headroom.

edit: it looks like they made the concrete the same height as the foundation walls on your house, so I think that's a good thing for continuity between the two structures.

 

[Bigbrew]

The picture is good, but again - how high is too high? What height were you expecting, and how much higher were the walls actually poured? What are the overall dimensions of the garage, including the total height?

If necessary the studs can be cut down to keep the overall height the same, but on the other hand no one ever complained that their garage had too much headroom.

edit: it looks like they made the concrete the same height as the foundation walls on your house, so I think that's a good thing for continuity between the two structures.

I was expecting about 18" think they are about 40

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[Bigbrew]

I am having a hard time attaching pictures, and I can get better measurements tomorrow, I forgot what they were. I just feel like it will look like the garage is hovering in the air. I think I would like to do stone on the front to cover some of the concrete but I will need to do something on the side and the back.

What would be the best way to attach vinyl siding to bring it a little closer to the ground?

 

[majerus]

From the pictures it looks like it will match your home. Which I think would look normal.

 

[Bigbrew]

From the pictures it looks like it will match your home. Which I think would look normal.

Maybe its just me.

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[Certified Drunk]

From the pictures it looks like it will match your home. Which I think would look normal.

Bingo. OP needs to trust his contractor.

 

[majerus]

Maybe its just me.

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Wait until they start building the actual building to make a judgement. If you don't like it just have them put siding lower. Just think shortly you will have a new garage

 

[James-W]

From the pictures it looks like it will match your home. Which I think would look normal.

I was thinking the same thing. Don't you want it to match the house?

 

[ddawg16]

Looks good to me....in fact, he is doing you a favor. Plenty of ways to make it look good on the outside.

Don't forget, inside, your floor will be up quite a bit. And....it will make washing out the garage a lot easier.

Plenty of ways to make it look good. Cheap way is paint. Then you have stucco....ledger stone....etc

 

[brownbagg]

pouring high is a good thing, now you can get the car lift

 

[ItsNemo]

After the slab goes in and any backfill around the foundation up to finished grade, it will be no problem at all.

 

[ForceFed70]

Another vote for "contractor did a good thing".

 

[rburke65]

Will have to monitor this build as it goes on, but looks good to me....

 

[wasfuzz]

What did the plans call for, 18" or 40"? I agree he did you a favor!

 

[RVDan]

Looks too low to me. Should be ten feet.

 

[steveo1o9]

What did the plans call for, 18" or 40"? I agree he did you a favor!

This. You say you expected it to be about 18", but what did the plans say. Regardless this will look better when all is said and done.

 

[wrenchguy]

Guess I have to do this one at a time.

with all the temporary steps going in the front door i'd think contractor is thinking ahead with the grade around the house. looks like he's figuring a very good fall away from the foundation. a good thing!

 

[jonshonda]

It matches your house, but I am curious as to why your house is so far above grade. Could he not dig down far enough to get you the ceiling height on your basement?

 

[Bigbrew]

with all the steps going in the front door i'd think contractor is thinking ahead with the grade around the house. looks like he's figuring a very good fall away from the foundation. a good thing!

We hit shale. Had to lift the foundation about 6". I did a 9' wall in the basement. I'm 6' and can extend my arm all the way and I'm still 6" from my duct work.

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[wrenchguy]

We hit shale. Had to lift the foundation about 6". I did a 9' wall in the basement. I'm 6' and can extend my arm all the way and I'm still 6" from my duct work.

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still a good thing!

 

[ScottsGT]

No such thing as a garage too tall. It looks great and matches the house. Some stonework would look great over the concrete.

 

[Bigbrew]

It matches your house, but I am curious as to why your house is so far above grade. Could he not dig down far enough to get you the ceiling height on your basement?

Forgot to add I'm not at finish grade yet. I need some fill. Set the house in December.


What would be the best way to attach vinyl siding down the concrete?

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[wrenchguy]

Forgot to add I'm not at finish grade yet. I need some fill. Set the house in December.


What would be the best way to attach vinyl siding down the concrete?

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relax man... its gonna by good. starter channel is gonna be same as house starter channel. again ur contractor looks to have things under control.

 

[ScottsGT]

I wouldn't cover that concrete with anything that termites can tunnel up behind. Keep the surface exposed. Either paint to match siding, or stone veneer I mentioned earlier. My house has 8' poured walls on the low side of the hill where my garage doors are at. I painted it to match the vinyl siding and it looks great.
Also, once you get some landscaping in place it won't be as stark.

 

[Bigbrew]

I wouldn't cover that concrete with anything that termites can tunnel up behind. Keep the surface exposed. Either paint to match siding, or stone veneer I mentioned earlier. My house has 8' poured walls on the low side of the hill where my garage doors are at. I painted it to match the vinyl siding and it looks great.
Also, once you get some landscaping in place it won't be as stark.

Can you share a picture?

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[Bob P1]

Looks good watch a couple of the DIY shows on landscaping. You want nice high concrete walls in your garage if you do any grinding & welding.

 

[chinboys]

you can always shorten the wooden walls and bring the vinyl siding down on firing strips to meet the overall design height as intended.

 

[CraigStu]

That is perfect. You will step down 2-3 steps from house to garage exactly like my previous was built. Put standard 8 ft walls up and you have an approximate 10 ft ceiling height.

 

[Bigbrew]

That is perfect. You will step down 2-3 steps from house to garage exactly like my previous was built. Put standard 8 ft walls up and you have an approximate 10 ft ceiling height.

Thanks for the replies, maybe I'm just having a hard time seeing it.

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[ddawg16]

Forgot to add I'm not at finish grade yet. I need some fill. Set the house in December.


What would be the best way to attach vinyl siding down the concrete?

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Vinyl? Why.

Personally, I hate the stuff. Yea, I know it's a good inexpensive product....but at the end of the day....it still looks like vinyl....for a new house like that, I'm surprised you didn't go with LP Smartside or Hardi Cement board. Looks like real wood...but without the issues.

My house is stucco....except for the front. It 'used' to be 1x6 T&G boards across the front. Yanked it all off...insulated...cleaned up....redid the plumbing...modified some electrical and covered it with ledger stone and LP Smartside. I don't have a basement....but I'm on a raised foundation. I just painted the footing below the ledger stone a darker color.

 

[Bigbrew]

Vinyl? Why.

Personally, I hate the stuff. Yea, I know it's a good inexpensive product....but at the end of the day....it still looks like vinyl....for a new house like that, I'm surprised you didn't go with LP Smartside or Hardi Cement board. Looks like real wood...but without the issues.

My house is stucco....except for the front. It 'used' to be 1x6 T&G boards across the front. Yanked it all off...insulated...cleaned up....redid the plumbing...modified some electrical and covered it with ledger stone and LP Smartside. I don't have a basement....but I'm on a raised foundation. I just painted the footing below the ledger stone a darker color.

Modular home. They don't give you many choices besides colors.

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[Buckgnarly]

Tall concrete walls are great for grinders on the inside, sparks hit the concrete not walls. Plus wash out is easier as mentioned above. If its a working garage I'd be happy.

 

[ddawg16]

Modular home. They don't give you many choices besides colors.

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In that case, once it's done....look into doing some type of stone veneer. The concrete is already the perfect base.....it's an easy DIY project

 

[Bigbrew]

In that case, once it's done....look into doing some type of stone veneer. The concrete is already the perfect base.....it's an easy DIY project

Plan on that for the front. Was trying to hide some of the wall on the side and the back. Ill get some more pictures once the garage starts going up Monday.

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