How To: DIY Lift A Garage - Part 3

[@davina4179]

10:30 That next day garage door entrance was bad ass!😂

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@davina4179 dramatic entrance? 🤷

[@KammeO]

Wow, mix of BRAVE & OMG 😜👍

[@MooseDoesStuff]

sounds about right!

[@tbuffi3790]

How long would you say the whole process took you?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@tbuffi3790 you could do it in a day if you had the material together

[@tbuffi3790]

@@MooseDoesStuff I was talking about the whole project from start to finish? Unless I miss it, you had four videos on raising the garage? Looking at the days you posted. I'm thinking this took about a month?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@tbuffi3790 yeah I have to spread my work out based on what materials I have at the time. if you have the materials, it's a day job or less.

[@WhimWhiskeredPainter]

I didn't notice it when you were doing it live on Twitch - but man those wall WOBBLE when you're doing the lifting... it's so dominate in the sped up play back! Scary!

[@jdc4968]

I am using up to 6tools in same time.. btw this saw is so more powerfull with a true hd battery..

[@mikeyjohnson1696]

Was gunna say those bricks r under the wrong lvl lol

[@MooseDoesStuff]

where were you 3 years ago! 😂

[@kountryedge]

Could you explain the "week later". I see the garage being seriously off its square and on the original foundation, so why was it raised 3'?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

had to fix the grading from the back alley, which meant new pony wall and pad

[@beardedgaming1337]

my garage is 56' wide and 31' deep. i want to raise it 6". im thinking of just bracing across the 3 doors with a truss and running a beam the depth of 31' on each side and one center. then just jacking from there? think that would work?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

if you can jack near where the beams attach, you should have better luck than I did. you honestly don't need a lot of lifting points, just enough room to build whatever you need to underneath

[@SVW1976]

18:54 🤣 Thanks for posting this. I need to raise my garage for a new foundation and slab.

[@MooseDoesStuff]

be sure you use better supports than I did!

[@SVW1976]

@@MooseDoesStuff Yeah. Sorry to see it didn't work out. I thought you did a great job though. A for effort. Ill let ya know when my make my attempt. Should be interesting. 🤣

[@zanekryzanowsky]

Great videos, watched all 3 and realized you're in my city. I'm in Braeside and about to do same job by smaller, 24' x 16' unfinished and only up 4". LVL beams, correct? Where did you buy? Did you consider steel beams under the hydraulics? If not, why? Thanks!

[@MooseDoesStuff]

Depending on your siding you might have a much easier go of it. Mine had stucco which added a lot of weight. I used LVL, call around for current prices, no idea what it's like now. No need for steel under the jacks, concrete and pavers did the job for me. I didn't go with steel for the beams because it would cost a lot more and I'd have no use for them after. reselling beams isn't easy. The main thing to consider is how much working room you'll need to do whatever forming if you're pouring new concrete. For only 4" tho some people might just want to use bricks or cinderblocks.

[@zanekryzanowsky]

LVL it is, I'll start calling around. Vinyl siding here, do you think regular 2x10 framing lumber would be strong enough for the perimeter where screwed/bolted into the studs?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@zanekryzanowsky if you're following the same pattern, attaching the 2x10s to all the studs, then definitely. I used lvls because I was buying them anyway for something else.

[@zanekryzanowsky]

Good to hear, much easier option to go 2x10s all around if that will be sufficient. Will reinforce the contact area with a steel plate, etc. I'm going to copy your exact method, feel much better now that I have the start of a plan, thanks!

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@zanekryzanowsky do be sure to have a look at more support once it's up. mine eventually fell, but for lifting this was fine

[@maximus-hl9jw]

You need all the batteries you can get your hands on

[@Its303AcidBass]

Genius! I have an old 3 car garage and I want to add a second floor. This might help.

[@MooseDoesStuff]

be sure to shore it up more than I did !

[@kruger9086]

Well.... look at it on the bright side, you actually lift the garage. That means you can try now that on the house :)

[@EV-wp1fj]

Holy cow. Why didn't you just use cribs?

[@MooseDoesStuff]

how would you place them to be able to still build a pony wall below?

[@RUSSIAN_SPY_INC]

pretty amazing

[@MooseDoesStuff]

thanks!

[@donmurdoch6440]

I'm doing that to mine now but using a four post hoist to lift. At some point, you are going to wonder...what am I doing 😅

[@MooseDoesStuff]

good luck!

[@drDAKOTABOOZER]

I'm doing this but I only need 16" addition so I'm achieving 48"

[@MooseDoesStuff]

good luck!

[@snicks50]

Not a great way on how your stacking your blocks That could tip over very easy

[@MooseDoesStuff]

well, they were over 1'x1' base, what would you suggest putting under it instead?

[@snicks50]

@@MooseDoesStuff Them blocks are not made to carry a load like that. Wrong type of blocks also you should use cribbing

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@snicks50 That sounds like it wouldn't be any less likely to fall over. The base of these was 2'x2', which is plenty wide to prevent tipping. Getting 4x4s as "proper cribbing" would have cost 30$ per layer per post, and getting that up to 3' tall needs 11 layers. 11x30x4=1300$+ of never reusable material. Or I could use what I used which I had, which was free. And didn't tip over.

[@snicks50]

@@MooseDoesStuff Last fall we lifted a 2 story house 12 inches not a problem. Its what I do. I use 6x6 or 6x8 most often for cribbing. Small jobs we will use 4x4

[@MooseDoesStuff]

@@snicks50 6x8? cost just doubled 🤣

[@Its303AcidBass]

Eat more snacks

[@drDAKOTABOOZER]

Cinder blocks lol

[@TokitoMuix]

may I suggest not spending time on tools while doing a video on a process how to. Probabaly loose people. good info thanks

[@MooseDoesStuff]

You may have missed the part where this is all live streamed XD I needed a skill saw to cut the beams down to length, and people like watching live unboxings :D

[@HarryHov]

F that im renting a crane

[@MooseDoesStuff]

cost of crane rental here exceeds rebuild