First the site is cleared or scraped and footing trenches are dug below grade according to code.
Garage door stem wall.
The second sheet is for a similar situation however in this case i am considering option 2 where the stem wall has been blocked out and a thickened edge slab spans the gap created by the garage door.
The contribution of the footing is neglected and the bending moments are analyzed treating the stemwall as a beam.
A garage foundation is typically constructed of concrete block or a poured concrete wall.
On the structure panel select the default option next to stem wall to set the stem wall height to 37 1 2 to match the stem wall created for the main house.
This stem wall height is just under the garage so that the bottom of the footing matches the footing of the main house.
Or you can simply leave the garage door installed in the opening but build a wall or other structure that would need to be removed in order to use the space as a garage.
On the framing panel of the garage door defaults dialog.
You can think of that as building a regular bedroom inside of what is now the garage.
The slab remains in its original position 12 below the top of the stem wall but the footing is moved down to accommodate the increased stem wall height.
Instead the garage door seems to rest on top of the stem wall just like the rest of the walls of my garage.
Answer if certain conditions are not met a stem wall will not recognize a garage door above it and will treat it like other doors which rest on top of the stem wall.
To create a foundation in which the stem wall breaks and allows the.
Use the select objects tool to click within the garage room on the foundation level and click on the open object edit button to display the room specification dialog.