Hello from Winnipeg

[Justin83]

Hello everyone,
I'm new to the site and have been browsing all the awesome garages. I just finished buying my first home and the first thing I'm doing is building a garage.

I want to install In floor heat and lucky for me I'm in that field of work so I'll be doing that work myself. This is where I need help. I will be doing all the work myself along with friends and family who work for beer. I would like ones input on the garage slab. I was doing some reading on related slabs and I'm interested in pouring a slab with the outside edge to be thicker so I can build the garage package ontop of the slab.

I was looking to buy the garage package at Menards because it is a lot cheaper to bring it to Winnipeg.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Justin

 

[HOTFR8]

Welcome to the GJ.

 

[tatra]

welcome .... seems a lot of intrest in this site lately from my home town.....nice

 

[p_mori7]

Welcome to GJ !

My slab is thickened to 10" along the edges, and the floor is 5". Just been through it's first winter, no problems. I have about 18" of compacted base.

 

[the_saint]

Justin,

Go Winnipeg! Two new poster from Winnipeg.

Sorry I can't give any advice on building, but it is awesome that you will be able to do your own in floor heating. I am having in floor heating done in my place but have to trust my project manager for his input.

How large a garage are you planning on building? How old is the neighborhood you are building in? i.e. settling.

Mike

 

[Justin83]

The house was built in the 20's but has been redone since it backs onto the seine river had a garage at one point but was erroded due to the river washing it away. Since then a retaining wall has been installed and now is ready for the build. Thinking of going 30' wide x 26' deep with a double door and 9' ceilings.

 

[Tech Guy]

Welcome to the board Justin. We also have a Canadian subforum on here. (Traffic seems to be lacking lately) but go up to black tool bar, click on community, then social groups and look for the flag.

 

[Tomas95]

Welcome Justin!

I too just found this site and as a recent returnee, built a garage late in 2011, with all the fun finishing it this spring.

One suggestion: pics and more pics. Someone else said it never happened without the pics to prove.