Forming a Garage Slab - Do's and Don'ts

[@dunep6465]

I've got to do a similar pour with wrap-around porches with 2' stem walls. This video helps me visualize what I have to do and the bowing in of the form pre-pour should be a must. Every job has it's drama and we ALL make little mistakes Kody. Well Done.

[@uptokode]

Yes you’re right! Good luck with your project

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

thanks for those last 2 videos, especially the ''don't''...easier to learn from mistake of others. Thanks for sharing

[@uptokode]

I’m glad the videos are helpful!

[@bryanverberg4342]

So nice

[@douglaslyfe3494]

Hi Kody I just thought I'd say thanks. I'm in England, building a Nudura house for myself. ICF is really rare over here, so your videos featuring that have been really helpful. I also enjoy watching your other videos, just to see how you do things in Canada. I hope you and Camille get to finish the drywall series too sometime. Best wishes and thanks again from Mat in the UK

[@uptokode]

Thanks Mat ! All the best with your ICF project. Very happy to hear that! Last drywall video is getting edits this week.

[@ron99693]

Hello from Cincinnati Ohio USA 🇺🇸

[@uptokode]

Hello my friend!

[@josephmendez271]

Great video

[@uptokode]

Excellent! I’m happy to hear this.

[@Zack7228]

Hi Kody…thanks for your videos. I always take something away from each of them. I have a question…I am building a 60 x 35 garage with a monolithic slab. My plan was to use two rows of ICF with a 10” cutaway on the inside of the form for the “haunch”. Basically, what you did here. I watched the video you did explaining what you did here…I believe you cut the ICF in half? My question is this…I am seriously considering using 2” rigid foam board on the perimeter, and brace it just like you did here. I would run the rebar as plans depict…and just pour the footer if you will, up to the haunch on first pour. Then work on the plumbing and interior. The slab pour would be completed once everything is finished on the interior. For a DIY job….seems to be the simplest approach? Do you see anything wrong with my plan? Or would you recommend I stick with using the two layers of ICF and cutting down the inside? Thanks again…

[@miktub1555]

Great video, thanks a lot!

[@uptokode]

You’re welcome !

[@bigguix]

is it easy to get these blcs in Canada (Québec) ? in a particular hardware store ? ty

[@doddgarger6806]

Can I just put my garage slab on same grade as house slab for my connected garage? Also is it still required to have the garage slab slope?

[@krazyj1957]

Expansion joints?

[@sergeyc5528]

Great info! What have you used to level it?

[@uptokode]

A rotating laser level.

[@derrickhowell408]

Hey Kody, I always like your videos. You do things the way they should be done. One question though, how did you get away with a garage so big in that yard? Does the property go back A LOT farther? Where I am, (Newfoundland) no municipality will allow a secondary bldg to take up more than 10% of the land area as well as a min 5’ from boundaries. Just guessing from the look of the property size, here the max would be 16x20 with. Roof peak of no higher than 11’ 6”. The rules must be a bit more relaxed there.

[@uptokode]

Thanks Derrick ! This lot is a corner lot and it’s pretty big. I’m not certain on the percentage of yard it’s allowed to take up as the home owner pulled all the permits for it. We are 2.5 meters from the alley and 1 meter from the fence. Thanks for the support!

[@frauleingermany4435]

Dude, you should grow your hair like California long. Not sure why the engineer wanted insulation on the outside of the slab and underneath the slab. Is is a heated space? Do the tall walls of ICF need a few inches bow in too?

[@robertmontgomery7158]

Your rigid insulation description was unclear

[@uptokode]

My focus was mainly on the brace work and tips for an easier pour. In a few days I’ll post the video where I incorporate the ICF block into the perimeter.

[@wolfgangselle4307]

@Robert Montgomery ... why it was unclear? He said he used a ICF block and cut in the middle. He did this so that the plastic web inside of the ICF blocks goes into the concrete and it’s bonded with the concrete and a other benefit is that you have the plastic strips on the outside to mount something on it. ... I think it’s simple to understand and what else u wanted to say more?

[@uptokode]

Very well said.