Questions tagged [driveway]
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Stabilizing a gravel driveway with massive holes and steep inclination
I have inherited a 270 feet long driveway along a steep hill. It is part gravel/stone, and part concrete.
It is in very bad condition. Every winter, rain threatens to wash away parts of it. Driving ...
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How do I remove an oil stain from my concrete driveway?
Anyone have tips for removing oil stains from a concrete unpaved driveway? The spill was from a leaking car, now fixed, and they are a few months old. There are so many products and spurious reviews ...
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How do I improve the drainage of this grass driveway?
I've got a long grass side-yard which doubles as a driveway for both my residence and the ally behind my house. After a few heavy rainstorms here in Southeastern North Carolina (read: business as ...
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Driveway expansion joints are rotting wood: What to replace the wood?
My driveway was poured in sections with lengths of 2x4 which remained between the slabs as expansion joints. Due to heaving and moisture many of these are in poor shape. I replaced one once by ...
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Is this gravel stabilizing underlament an effective product?
Does anyone have any experience with a gravel stabilizing product? I'll say, somehow I've never seen this before, but it looks genius; especially if you could create a reasonable driveway out of this ...
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How can I prevent water from pooling in the street in front of my house?
I have a problem with water pooling in front of my house. Between my Sprinklers and the rain there is always a puddle where my lawn meets the street.
What do you think is the best way to stop this ...
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How can I get rid of the weeds and moss growing between the paver stones in my driveway?
I used the extra strength roundup to kill the weeds. Now I have brown weeds that are still rooted in the soil between the paver stones in my driveway. I've been scraping the weeds and moss out with ...
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Is there a safe way to de-ice an unsealed driveway?
My girlfriend had a new driveway put in this fall, but the weather turned bad before she could get it sealed. I guess now it's too late...
The driveway is incredibly slippery and has lots of ice at ...
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Can I use mulch as a driveway covering?
I'm about to put a driveway down. Is it possible to cover the driveway with mulch instead of gravel?
Context:
In the woods. I want to keep the woodsy feel.
Long, mild winters. January average ...
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Is Schedule 80 PVC Conduit Suitable for Short Directional Boring?
I'm running some electrical wire around where I'm building my house. There are two places that I'd rather not dig through: A driveway and a creek. The creek is the most important, because the state ...
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What size gravel works best for a driveway?
What is the best type of gravel for a driveway. Is it the larger sized so it does not get stuck in tires, if so what is that called.
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What to use to harden up a gravel driveway
I have a gravel driveway uphill. I put new 1/2" rock gravel in last fall because of washout. I also spread concrete and sprayed it, but it didn't take. I have a 05 Harley Davidson Road King custom ...
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Any problem pouring concrete in layers because of the capacity of the mixer
I'm making a 9' x 8' x 3" slab as part of a repair to my driveway. The old driveway concrete has been removed from this space. The new concrete will abut the original driveway on both sides. I'm ...
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How do I prevent water from streaming into my driveway?
Here's pictures of what's happening - taken yesterday (June 1st 2015).
I'm struggling with water drainage problems on this old gravel driveway.
When it rains - all the water streams from the ...
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How can I remove oil/ATF from a newly paved driveway?
I had my asphalt driveway repaved this spring, and of course my car has started leaking - ATF in this case.
How can I remove it?
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How do I get rust stains off my driveway?
I used fertilizer with iron and, unfortunately, didn't sweep adequately afterwards. Afterwards I ran my sprinklers and now my driveway and sidewalk are peppered with unsightly rust stains.
What are ...
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How to fix a part of a washed out asphalt driveway?
This is what a washed out part looks like:
and (same spot, from the front):
from looking at fixing potholes online, it seems like filling it with a paver base and topping it with a couple inches of ...
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How can I remove chalk line stain and clean concrete residue?
I hired a cut rate concrete contractor to redo my driveway because all the bigger firms were too busy. He did a decent job, but he did a couple things that I now need to fix since the chances of ...
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