Garage Door Slab Detail

Figures 4 12 through 4 14 show variations where the slab is the primary location for insulation.

Garage door slab detail.

After digging down 2 of pure sand i decided to stop compact it and fill the hole with gravel. You will also need some type of steel reinforcing in the garage floor slab portion of the design such as 10 gauge wire mesh that is formed in 6 x 6. 4 2 slab on grade construction details. I plan on reinforcing the slab with 15m bars on 12 centers both ways and put two around the slab perimeter and one inside the perimeter wall.

My icf foundation wall will have 8 of rigid foam on the outside and my slab will be floating inside the icfs. Adding one course of block to a slab keeps the garage door framing farther up from the ground which may be necessary depending on the grade. Option 1 does not typically block all of the stemwall out and seems to be more. You want the slab to be pitched from the rear to the door of the garage to allow for drainage says farrell.

Where a garage slab is at a lower level 50 150 mm than the remainder of the building the potential issues are exacerbated particularly on a flat site. I ve seen it done both ways and i ve actually drawn details showing both these options. I am about to pour a slab on a small airplane hangar and have a question about the door details. In this section several typical slab on grade sections are illustrated and described.

The building is in nh is 48 x48 has a 4 foot frost wall on a 12 x24 footing will be wood frame above. I m trying to determine which is the preferred method of blocking out a stemwall foundation for garage door where a slab will be poured in the garage as shown in the images below. The large scale detail below shows a cross section through the perimeter of the type 1 garage foundation giving dimensional details and the general placement of reinforcing steel and anchor bolts. Advertisement foundation extras drains and radiant heating.

Pouring just a slab with a thickened perimeter is the least expensive and a perfectly acceptable option if you have good soil conditions not spongy. There will be a 16 x 8 garage door for. Figures 1 3 and 4 6 outline the construction steps for two jamb detail. If i stop all the outside foam including that of the icf 4 short and pour a concrete approach apron smack against the concrete in the icf i could drive right over the top of the icf inner foam.

That has to change a bit when i get to the garage door opening. Preparing the door threshold setback distance for the door from the frame. Figures 4 9 through 4 11 and 4 15 show configurations with insulation on the exterior surface of the foundation.