3 car attached garage

After I got the roof sheeted it was time to move on to the garage. I dug the front porch and garage footers and poured the footers. I had planned ahead and had rebar coming out of the ICF where the garage and front porch stem walls would attach so they would be anchored to the ICF. I choose to stick build the garage just because the cost vs stick build and also square footage. After pouring the stem walls for the garage I formed a curb and poured the garage slab. We then framed out the garage which went really really quick. We had some snow move in which made it hard installing the trusses and the sheeting. It was the first time I ever shoveled a roof so I could finish it plus it was in the single digits outside......cold.  We worked hard and fast and was able to get the rest of the shingles on just in time for a huge rain storm that came through. Well, no leaks so I was good. 

    We were working as hard and as fast as we could to get the home completely weathered in. My plan is to have the brick installed in the spring as the weather would be more favorable and I didn't want to have any problems with the brick. 

Roof trusses

After the main level pour which went smooth except the pump truck clogged up and that was a nail biting expierence, I installed the roof trusses.  Then the 5/8 osb roof sheathing, etc.  That was some hard work as me and my buddies aren't young as we use to be. Carrying those sheets up on an 8/12 pitch was exhausting.  

Main level pour

Stacking more block

After waterproofing the basement with the Certainteed Platon product and installing an additional drain tile outside the form a drain I backfilled the basement with stone all the way to 16" below final grade. After all the researching I did on waterproofing, I approached it more like trying to control the water as to try watertight. 

I then continued stacking the main level and braced extremely heavy.  The walls went up smooth as the basement all though there is many windows that take extra time.