Footing/Foundation PICs of New Home

[JR]

I hadn't realized your place was at such a high elevation, Rags. You're going to have to get used to that!

JR

[ragswl4]

Yeah, lot is at 6000ft. We are gonna have to be alert for things that don't work well or work diffferently at that altitude. I grew up in northern Missouri so winter is not foreign to me but still after 35 years in SoCal it will take some getting used to. The smell of the pines and the fresh air and no traffic will make it all worthwhile.

[Hellrazor]

Rags,

Real framers don't stop for a little bit of snow

[ragswl4]

That's exactly what the wife said. We are on for tomorrow, in the snow. Should be interesting.

[chopnhack]

Yikes, Snow! sorry to see your project delayed. When I rebuilt my home, it was rain and hurricanes! GL with the weather.

[ragswl4]

Latest Progress

Here it the lastest pics of the garage. We should have the walls done in one more day then attach all the shear panels to the walls and then on to the roof. Of course not normal trusses, its a hip roof so we have to build it from scratch. First challenge will be to get the two 5 1/2" x 16" x 22' parallams in place on top of the walls that support the posts for the ridge board. As Christmas is fastly approaching we will be slowing down our construction. When the weather broke last week we were able to frame the upper walls in 2 days with the supervisor (LOML), her son and me. Love Dem Framin Guns.

[JR]

It's really looking good, Rags! I bet you'll be happy to get that space enclosed.

JR

[Tom Slick]

It looks like it is a bit of a challenge sheathing the walls.

[John Hunter]

Keep us posted with pictures, looks like it will be very interesting.

[crokett]

Wow. That is a lot of progress. Dumb question - been wondering this since I saw the foundation pics - but since this is a garage, I assume you will be parking cars on a wood-framed floor? That would make me nervous.

[oakchas]

I thought my projects were ambitious... WOW! Let's see, it took me 7 years to finish a staircase... I wonder if I could build a house like that .... POSTHUMOUSLY... I'd never live to see it done!

Very nice and what a view you'll have!

[GPA61]

Looking good Rags. I know that area well. It is a beautiful place to live.

Keep the pictures coming.

[ragswl4]

Wow. That is a lot of progress. Dumb question - been wondering this since I saw the foundation pics - but since this is a garage, I assume you will be parking cars on a wood-framed floor? That would make me nervous.

Final phase of the garage is that a 4" slab of concrete is poured on top of that wood-framed floor. I have a guy that I used to work with that I never liked and I am trying to get him to be the first to park his one ton pickup in there. Seriously though, there are many garages done this way in this area. We didn't really like the concept either so we elected to build the subfloor framing from 2x6 material instead of the 2x4 called for in the drawings. Even the architect thought that was a good move.

[crokett]

of the 2x4 called for in the drawings.

4" concrete slab over 2x4s? I think I'd be nervous putting it over 2x6s but lessee....

normal weight concrete weighs apprx 150lbs/foot cubed so 4"thick is 1/3 of 150=50lbs sqft so maybe that is not a lot of weight then. I put down 4x that on a sqft basis and those 2x6s hold me. Concrete just seems really heavy. Will the pour be rebarred, or just wire-reinforced?

[ragswl4]

4" concrete slab over 2x4s? I think I'd be nervous putting it over 2x6s but lessee....

normal weight concrete weighs apprx 150lbs/foot cubed so 4"thick is 1/3 of 150=50lbs sqft so maybe that is not a lot of weight then. I put down 4x that on a sqft basis and those 2x6s hold me. Concrete just seems really heavy. Will the pour be rebarred, or just wire-reinforced?

It will have 1/2" rebar forming 4" squares throughout the slab. The floor joists are 3x12 microlams every 12" running lengthwise in the garage (32') with 3/4" T/G plywood on top of the joists. The wall at the back under the floor is supported by four 6/8 posts with 2x6 studs in between, many of the 2x6 are doubled (our design) The rear wall of the garage is critical as it takes the majority of the load when the garage is full of cars so we reinforced just to be on the safe side. We also added a lot of metal strapping from the lower vertical posts to the upper 4x4 posts to increase strength. The back of the upper floor is also my WW shop 12'x22'. The garage is actually a 3 car garage turned 90 degrees.