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Old 04-12-2007, 03:03 PM   #17
automaton 3
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
I think you may be a little conservative there. $7000 will get you a garage package, but not a pad. A 22X22 garage will need 7 cubic metres of concrete (at 6" thick- code). My last batch of concrete last summer cost me $190/m3, so @ $200 this year you are looking at $1400 just for the concrete. Never mind cribbing materials, rebar, etc. And that assumes you'll pour it yourself.
min 6" at the footings...but I believe the pad itself can be 4"
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