Repaired Garage Foundation

I was a little curious about the project. Thanks for the update.

I believe they're Sonotubes, not sonnet tubes.

I'm surprised you were able to dig, or auger, such clean holes for the sonotubes under the foundation beams.

Thanks for the update.

Cool, looks much better.

Classic case of a sensible pragmatic fix, simple and effective without going overboard.

I wouldn't mind betting you'll get another 10 years out of it now.

Del

Would love to get another 10 years! Many other things to fix around this old place...

We still need to rebuild the back wall. The concrete blocks are leaning inward as a result of the shifting, so we need to remove and rebuild.

Nice fix for the wall. Still need to address the cause. The loose crush and run on the inside. Which wasn't a problem until you remove the soil holding the wall in place. I believe it was done for drainage.

We can't be certain what caused the problems. The "before" photos show what it looked like when we purchased it. There were many things done to it before that point, including digging away the hillside on two of the sides of the building, and some attempts to shore up the structure as it shifted.

But I agree, if we want to keep the garage, we will need to do some additional work down the line. For now it's an improvement!

Seen old farm structures fail the same way. In many they had stood for a long time with out any problem. After someone that no longer want to walk on the mud floor. Decided to put gravel on the floor. The weight of the tractors on the gravel placed forces on the foundation walls. The damage looks very simular to the first pictures.

Impressive work, nice job. In fact after doing all that work, I'd be damned if I would tear it down.

Glad to see that you took care to save the building, and didn't follow my advice to tear it down.

Old buildings are a treasure that can never be replaced.

Nice jacking and under pinning work.

I like your micro dry piling solution. Cute.

Pour the garage floor slab at the same time and you'll get another lifetime out of it....instantly.

Thanks for the update, and happy to see things worked out well for you...

I don't think you will have to replace the structure, unless you want to for commercial reasons. The fix more than adequate to me....unless of course, the missus is planning for you to move in, or you are going to invest your life savings in a vintage car which you need to protect from random air circulation, or some such!

Well done.