TheKidinBuff5789
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Hello all,
I posted this in another DIY forum and didnt really get much help on the matter. I live in the Buffalo, NY area.
A few months ago, I bought and had a 18' wide by 21' deep carport built. I decided that I would have it built on a few inches of stone, instead of spending the money for a concrete pad. The plan is to move soon and take it with me. I was in the need of a location to store summer car(s). So something that would protect and stay dry.
It began with framing in a 20' by 24' rectangle with pressure treated 2x4s and leveled it with a 2 inch pinch on the 24' side. So from front to back. I did this on the grass/dirt. Then I was able to find some geotextile driveway paper from a construction guy. Laid that down and put about 11 tons of #1 stone ontop of the paper. The back right corner of the building has ~6 inches of stone. Front left having ~3 inches. Building was built ontop of the stone and anchored to the ground with rebar.
Now onto my questions/ problems.
After the building was built, i left the wood around the perimeter to help hold in the stone and keep it nicer looking. But a month ago, we received some rain which at first seemed fine but suddenly the stone around the perimeter in the inside of the build began to have that wet look. It would dry up here and there. Fast forward to a week ago, i went in and the entire floor inside was wet. Not standing water but damp, wet rocks. I can dig where there is dry stone on top and underneath is the same damp, wet rocks..
So i removed the wood frame, removed some stone from the outside perimeter and added it to the inside of the building. That did not seem to help because i continue to get the dampness. Also, i had condensation on the inside of the roof yesterday morning, which dripped all over the cars.
There currently is no venation which i could understand could cause the condensation on the inside of the roof but what about the floor? Im not understanding why the floor is so wet. It will dry out during the day and not rain during the night but the next morning the stone is wet again.
So my question is, what is going on? And how can i possibly fix this?? Is the moisture coming up from the ground? It was never a wet/saturated area there.
Any help is appreciated. If this could be in a better section, feel free to move it or just let me know.
Thank you!
Dalton
Pictures: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=Q1U4SkNtRUFvcGpXUE1EQWR4OElNZ3F2bkEtX0d3
And just to add: The rotors are both cars are starting to rust up.. And anything that is sitting on the stones, the underneath of it is soaking wet.
I posted this in another DIY forum and didnt really get much help on the matter. I live in the Buffalo, NY area.
A few months ago, I bought and had a 18' wide by 21' deep carport built. I decided that I would have it built on a few inches of stone, instead of spending the money for a concrete pad. The plan is to move soon and take it with me. I was in the need of a location to store summer car(s). So something that would protect and stay dry.
It began with framing in a 20' by 24' rectangle with pressure treated 2x4s and leveled it with a 2 inch pinch on the 24' side. So from front to back. I did this on the grass/dirt. Then I was able to find some geotextile driveway paper from a construction guy. Laid that down and put about 11 tons of #1 stone ontop of the paper. The back right corner of the building has ~6 inches of stone. Front left having ~3 inches. Building was built ontop of the stone and anchored to the ground with rebar.
Now onto my questions/ problems.
After the building was built, i left the wood around the perimeter to help hold in the stone and keep it nicer looking. But a month ago, we received some rain which at first seemed fine but suddenly the stone around the perimeter in the inside of the build began to have that wet look. It would dry up here and there. Fast forward to a week ago, i went in and the entire floor inside was wet. Not standing water but damp, wet rocks. I can dig where there is dry stone on top and underneath is the same damp, wet rocks..
So i removed the wood frame, removed some stone from the outside perimeter and added it to the inside of the building. That did not seem to help because i continue to get the dampness. Also, i had condensation on the inside of the roof yesterday morning, which dripped all over the cars.
There currently is no venation which i could understand could cause the condensation on the inside of the roof but what about the floor? Im not understanding why the floor is so wet. It will dry out during the day and not rain during the night but the next morning the stone is wet again.
So my question is, what is going on? And how can i possibly fix this?? Is the moisture coming up from the ground? It was never a wet/saturated area there.
Any help is appreciated. If this could be in a better section, feel free to move it or just let me know.
Thank you!
Dalton
Pictures: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=Q1U4SkNtRUFvcGpXUE1EQWR4OElNZ3F2bkEtX0d3
And just to add: The rotors are both cars are starting to rust up.. And anything that is sitting on the stones, the underneath of it is soaking wet.