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Has anyone done a basement under a garage. Every addition project I’ve been involved with I’ve pushed for a full basement under living space. With footings and crawl space etc. you’re half way to a basement anyway. The garage project discussions involve a “mechanics trench”. So now the standard “project creep” has us considering a full basement below (we need the space). Any experience out there with joists and decking under cars? Is a cement deck an option? Is this a case for “steel is the answer”?
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Has anyone done a basement under a garage. Every addition project I've been involved with I've pushed for a full basement under living space. With footings and crawl space etc. you're half way to a basement anyway. The garage project discussions involve a "mechanics trench". So now the standard "project creep" has us considering a full basement below (we need the space). Any experience out there with joists and decking under cars? Is a cement deck an option? Is this a case for "steel is the answer"?