Thinking about trying to get this project done this summer way off grid in Alaska. Would only have a foot of soil on the Litedeck roof and probably build a bush garage over that for a big covered open air space. Just to keep snow and water off. Would have to rent a Marooka to haul the stuff up (a big tracked dump truck) and to help move the dirt during excavation. Soil is about a foot of clay and then all sand below that. And the fun part, mixing the concrete a half yard at a time with our skidder concrete mixer. Couple questions for anybody generous enough to weigh in:
1). Could I get away with using 4" core walls, or 6" or would I have to use at least 8"? I'll get an engineer to bless everything before I order anything, but just trying to get a broad strokes idea.
2) Any idea on the size footers I'd have to pour? I'm assuming at least 2 feet wide and 8 inches minimum.
I hope the stars align and we can make this happen. I've always wanted an ICF structure. |