ok i need help plz
#1
12-29-03, 07:12 PM
ok i need help plz
Hi all
first post,
ok heres my problem , i recently hired some friends to build my garage
and it was built on a old concrete pad.
now the garage isnt square, and the walls on one side is a little off when i put my level on it,
they put the roof sheeting on in pieces to compensate for the garage being off.
i was wondering what will happen when 2yrs down the road the garage settles.
or will my gagrage start to lean or will it be ok ...
thanks .... rob
first post,
ok heres my problem , i recently hired some friends to build my garage
and it was built on a old concrete pad.
now the garage isnt square, and the walls on one side is a little off when i put my level on it,
they put the roof sheeting on in pieces to compensate for the garage being off.
i was wondering what will happen when 2yrs down the road the garage settles.
or will my gagrage start to lean or will it be ok ...
thanks .... rob
#2
12-29-03, 07:22 PM
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If (when) any (or all) of those things happen, you'll be able to spend all the money you saved by having amatuers do your garage. 
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12-30-03, 08:26 AM
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rob - how far is a "little off" ???
can you see it when you look at it, or just with your level?
Are we talking 1/2" or 10" ???
Roof sheathing is always in "pieces" as it comes in 4 x 8
sheets. What did they do differently?
I'm going to guess that the concrete pad has already settled.
It probably won't sink more, because it's old and sunk already
a scary fact is that most buildings are not square or level, even
brand new ones.
And, and, remember, if the pad sinks, this IS NOT your friend's
fault -they didn't build the pad. If you wanted a solid foundation
that you knew exactly how much load it would take, you would
have demolished the old pad, had an engineer take a soils test,
and then gotten an engineer to design the new foundation !!!
I wouldn't worry about this unless it does begin to settle. Then
I would jack up the sinking part and shim it. but that's just me.
can you see it when you look at it, or just with your level?
Are we talking 1/2" or 10" ???
Roof sheathing is always in "pieces" as it comes in 4 x 8
sheets. What did they do differently?
I'm going to guess that the concrete pad has already settled.
It probably won't sink more, because it's old and sunk already
a scary fact is that most buildings are not square or level, even
brand new ones.
And, and, remember, if the pad sinks, this IS NOT your friend's
fault -they didn't build the pad. If you wanted a solid foundation
that you knew exactly how much load it would take, you would
have demolished the old pad, had an engineer take a soils test,
and then gotten an engineer to design the new foundation !!!
I wouldn't worry about this unless it does begin to settle. Then
I would jack up the sinking part and shim it. but that's just me.
#7
12-31-03, 08:29 PM
Robvlob:
One of the easiest ways to check for square is measuring corner to corner diagonally. Check the measurement both ways - if your structure is square both measurements will be the same. Let me know what the difference is.
Good Luck!
Bruce
One of the easiest ways to check for square is measuring corner to corner diagonally. Check the measurement both ways - if your structure is square both measurements will be the same. Let me know what the difference is.
Good Luck!
Bruce
