Does anyone have any experience with having their garage floor lowered? Our house was built in 1959 and we have an extremely steep driveway - it would not meet building codes if it was built today. Also the garage floor is sloped a little bit towards the driveway and the garage floor is extremely rough concrete. So between the slope and rough floor, it is tough to wheel large tools around. We are in the midst of renovating all the landscaping and masonry work in the front of the house (also a very steep slope) and the landscape architect has made the suggestion of lowering of the slope of the driveway by lowering the garage floor about 2 feet. We do not have the final plans and cost estimate yet, but I figure between 30-50k+ just for that part of the overall project. This would involve many aspects... moving all the machinery, jack hammering the old floor, digging, supporting the foundation walls and pouring new footings, a new driveway, new garage door, loads of permits, and the town will likely require consultation with a structural engineer, etc... But in the end the slope would be reduced and I could have a smooth, level garage floor with extra tall ceilings - great for storage!
SB