ultrarunner
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I have a 22 x 30 elevated concrete slab garage on a down slope.
Access under the garage is by a double door set into an opening 8' wide x 7' tall.
The open area is barely big enough for my BX... removing dirt with the BX and underpinning the foundation would give me at least 4 times the usable space.
The easiest way to shore up would be using a bench underpinning... this also would take up lots of room.
The other way would be excavate alternate sections along the foundation, form and fill with concrete...
The current foundation is basically a on grade inverted T concrete.
The garage is separate from the home and is stand alone... the cripple walls supporting the perimeter are 2 x 4 and there are four would posts running down the center under a wood beam.
Any ideas from the TBN brain trust?
Access under the garage is by a double door set into an opening 8' wide x 7' tall.
The open area is barely big enough for my BX... removing dirt with the BX and underpinning the foundation would give me at least 4 times the usable space.
The easiest way to shore up would be using a bench underpinning... this also would take up lots of room.
The other way would be excavate alternate sections along the foundation, form and fill with concrete...
The current foundation is basically a on grade inverted T concrete.
The garage is separate from the home and is stand alone... the cripple walls supporting the perimeter are 2 x 4 and there are four would posts running down the center under a wood beam.
Any ideas from the TBN brain trust?