Need garage lifted, also drain tile installed

[camaromann]

I need my detached garage lifted about 8-10". When the floor was poored by my wife's grandfather back in the late 70's he never put footings in and at max it's only 6-8" thick around the perimeter. I'm looking to have the perimeter the garage sits on saw cut from the inside and the garage braced and lifted to have footings dug and poured. This is really killing me since my garage gets a ton of water in it. It is sitting in the lowest point in the yard and half the floor has actually sunk into the ground, preventing me from adding dirt and grading my yard. Is there anyone I can call or anyone you guys can recommend. I can cut the floor and brace it if it helps.

 

[mustangmike6996]

Holy cow, that is a ton of work. Im curious to see how it turns out.

Whats the cost of raising the structure? Is it comparable or much less than constructing something new?

 

[camaromann]

Holy cow, that is a ton of work. Im curious to see how it turns out.

Whats the cost of raising the structure? Is it comparable or much less than constructing something new?

Concrete saw guy would be about $250 and 30 minutes of work. I can brace the whole garage in a day and get jacks under it. Would just need about a 2-3ft wide strip broke out and then dug down at least 2ft(I'm guessing) and the footings poured so I can set the garage back down. I'm only looking at I believe 3-4yrds if I added correctly. So maybe $300-$400 in concrete. It's the labor from a company that will probably cost me over $2,000, plus cost of concrete and materials.

 

[Siegel1719]

Concrete saw guy would be about $250 and 30 minutes of work. I can brace the whole garage in a day and get jacks under it. Would just need about a 2-3ft wide strip broke out and then dug down at least 2ft(I'm guessing) and the footings poured so I can set the garage back down. I'm only looking at I believe 3-4yrds if I added correctly. So maybe $300-$400 in concrete. It's the labor from a company that will probably cost me over $2,000, plus cost of concrete and materials.

I recommend you sit down when you receive quotes. Your looking at ALOT more then $2000 in labor. Its not as easy as one might think to complete something like this correctly.

 

[camaromann]

I recommend you sit down when you receive quotes. Your looking at ALOT more then $2000 in labor. Its not as easy as one might think to complete something like this correctly.

So for someone to bust out 5" thick 3ft wide section over a total of about 90ft in length they will want more then $2,000 in labor just for that? Plus labor and materials for digging and pouring? I was expecting nothing more then $4,000 start to finish.

 

[camaromann]

I do not want the floor redone. JUST footings dug and poured at this time.

 

[Siegel1719]

All that excavation work has to be done 100% by hand. All forms have to be built and installed under garage walls suspended overhead. The garage has to be cribbed correctly for worker safety before they can even think about sticking parts of their body under the garage. I'm not in the concrete business but I would be surprised if you found a LICENSED/INSURED contractor that would touch it for under 6-8k. Its a lot of liability and a lot of work to do it correctly and safely.

 

[moneypit]

2 car garage?

 

[Siegel1719]

Also don't forget all this work will require permits and inspections and must be done to code.

 

[camaromann]

2 car garage?

2 1/2. Outside dimensions are 26x32 had 3 cars in there at one point. Tight fit, but they fit.

 

[camaromann]

All that excavation work has to be done 100% by hand. All forms have to be built and installed under garage walls suspended overhead. The garage has to be cribbed correctly for worker safety before they can even think about sticking parts of their body under the garage. I'm not in the concrete business but I would be surprised if you found a LICENSED/INSURED contractor that would touch it for under 6-8k. Its a lot of liability and a lot of work to do it correctly and safely.

Man I hope you're wrong lol. If you can think of someone I'd appreciate you connecting me to them. Permits would actually not be needed. Sounds weird, I know. But I'm 100% certain I would not need them. A bit of a long story to type out.

 

[Siegel1719]

Man I hope you're wrong lol. If you can think of someone I'd appreciate you connecting me to them. Permits would actually not be needed. Sounds weird, I know. But I'm 100% certain I would not need them. A bit of a long story to type out.

Don't know anyone in the business sorry. Also just so you know based on your square footage code would likely require 42" Deep footings on a structure that size. Hope you can somehow do it in warren w/o permits.

 

[camaromann]

Don't know anyone in the business sorry. Also just so you know based on your square footage code would likely require 42" Deep footings on a structure that size. Hope you can somehow do it in warren w/o permits.

Ok thank you. I kind of figured 4ft but some people said they thought 2ft. I just know I want it done correctly. The permit issue in Warren will be fine.

 

[TWOBEERS]

I got a good friend who has done quite a few of these. I'll PM you his #. I think though, If your taking on water now, I would think that you should really consider raising the whole grade.

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[camaromann]

I got a good friend who has done quite a few of these. I'll PM you his #. I think though, If your taking on water now, I would think that you should really consider raising the whole grade.

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I got your PM thank you. The plan was to bring in about 3yrds of dirt after the garage is lifted to prevent future issues. It takes on a good amount of water after a hard rain.

 

[ReiKo]

I got your PM thank you. The plan was to bring in about 3yrds of dirt after the garage is lifted to prevent future issues. It takes on a good amount of water after a hard rain.

Unless you raise the floor it's still going to take on water...

 

[Stormy81]

Ryan, you may have told me, but do you by chance have a storm drain in the back of your yard, or either neighbor? If so, i could see drain tiling around the perimeter straight to the catch basin. WHOLE lot easier, and would take alot less beer.

 

[mustangjoe87]

I helped a friend lift his garage with bottle jacks, however all he was doing was raising the garage for more height so no footings. We took out time braced the garage and built some supports to lift from then his guy came in and put in a few courses of block. Was it sketchy? hell yes. The part that's going to screw you is the footings and you really should pour a new floor if your getting water inside. So in a nut shell unless your looking to do it yourself be ready to pay up.

 

[Wizeguy]

7-10,000

 

[moneypit]

have a brake issue while pulling into garage, aim for corner