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    Greatoutdoors80 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 20, 2016, 06:28 PM
    Addition Footer
    I have a customer that wants an garage addition onto their home but I believe that pouring a monolithic slap up against an existing building may be the wrong choice due to cold temperatures in Buffalo NY. After pinning the new monolithic pad to the existing basement wall, I still feel pouring a traditional footer 4 feet down is the correct choice. Can anyone confirm my concerns?
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    Feb 20, 2016, 09:00 PM
    I think I found what your looking for in the codes for NY.


    Chapter 4 - Foundations


    It shows the required footing for the structure your trying to build.
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    Feb 21, 2016, 08:56 PM
    If you are in the city limits you need a permit and that will determine what can be done. I would never attach a slab to a home with a foundation, they will move at much different rates and crack the attaching point. Slabs move, foundations do not.
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