Please help a new owner.

[troyzstang]

Good morning,
Just had a 24x32 post garage installed and need some advice. Built on a slope and now what. Its about a 16" drop . Should i fill in with 2x6 ptw and then fill dirt around the exterior?
As far as the interior. I plan on crusher and then concfete.
Sound about right or is there a better way?
Thanks
Troy.

 

[58Yeoman]

My shop was built before I bought my place, and it has pressure treated wood beneath the siding on the backside, concrete floors.

 

[Jhoff310]

I would use pressure treated wood, BUT i would NOT backfill with dirt. I personally would woud dig down a litte deeper than grande and fill with stone, and use stone along the PT. How will you know when to replace the PT if you backfill with dirt?

 

[pattenp]

Be sure to use ground contact rated PT wood.

 

[Marctrees]

Yup.. And don't just buy something the lumber yard says is ground contact.. do a bit of online research.

Marc

 

[PugetDude]

I'd use ground contact PT, then compacted crusher run on both sides. Slope the outside quite a ways away from the building, you don't want a steep slope that won't stay in place. Put a couple of inches of dirt on the outside to cover the crushed and allow a bit of vegetation to grow to prevent erosion; no fill dirt inside.

 

[troyzstang]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I spoke to our local lanscape yard today and he recommended 1" minus for the interior . Still undecided on the exterior area. I have a fews other areas to address first, like running power.
Thanks again
Troy.

 

[joey1320]

Why don't you post more pics of the barn you tease?

 

[rburke65]

Just a suggestion to future builders.....excavate your build site and take the surrounding areas into consideration BEFORE you build.