Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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I'm building a woodworking shop / woodshop from the ground up, and wanted to share the process. The first phase is excavation, groundwork, monolithic stem wall, and pouring the concrete slab. Also look for additional videos in this series as I complete this detached garage.

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Chapters
0:00 Building a custom shop phase one - Intro
0:17 Demolition of barn
0:59 Excavation and forming footings
2:33 Forming foundation walls
4:05 Utility sleeves tips and pointers
5:25 Pouring stem walls (monolithic footing)
7:44 Backfilling foundation walls with gravel
9:18 Happy accident: Gravel driveway
10:35 Plumbing groundwork under slab
11:14 Trenching for utilities
11:38 Vapor barrier under concrete slab
12:41 Rain drains / Downspout drain system
14:34 How many yards of gravel to backfill?
15:06 Pouring concrete slab for shop or garage
20:06 Backfilling outside foundation walls


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