Questions tagged [driveway]
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Drainage on side of new driveway
A bit of a two-part question. I had a new driveway put in this week. The sides of the driveway are exposed still after the forms were removed and I wonder whether I need to rush to fill that in so ...
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Fixing a wood barrier
I have a wood barrier that runs alongside my yard and holds back dirt from the driveway. The wood is starting to rot but is still doing OK. The wall has started to come apart in a few places. I would ...
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Will heavy rain tomorrow be a problem if I pour concrete today?
If I start pouring concrete today at 2PM while it's sunny, and it starts to rain heavily tomorrow at 2PM... and not stop raining for the next 5 days (this is the weather forecast), will my driveway be ...
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How to fix asphalt cracked in large chunks?
I have a small asphalt ramp from the garage sloping towards the alley.
It seems that either the salt or the city snow plowers cracked the corner and shattered a section of it.
I tried to piece it ...
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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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Arborist opinion on paving over tree roots. Will it kill the tree?
I have a 30ft tall, 24in diameter Silver Maple tree, smack right in the middle of my 40ft-wide front lawn.
I'd like to widen my 10ft-wide driveway, but I don't want to cut down the tree, because it ...
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How do I divert rain water off of property?
My upper back yard sits on a slight hill. When it rains, water forms in holes like springs, and water continues to run down my driveway days after it has stop raining.
I just had a new driveway poured ...
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Is my contractor's proposal for a driveway base in Scotland suitable?
I have a question. I live in Scotland and I asked builders to do my driveway, about 60 sq meters. It is a driveway where I'll be parking the 2 jeeps I have, with a total weight of about 6 tonnes. ...
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awkward driveway curve has cars nearly colliding with house, how to mitigate? [closed]
Bellow is an arial photo and a road-side photo of my new house.
As you can see the driveway is an awkward curve especially when backing out of the car port to the side of the garage - you have to do ...
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Can I calculate area of an irregular driveway using perimeter length?
can I measure the perimeter of an irregular driveway then simply convert this into area using the formula for area of a circle?
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How do I reduce dust from driveway made of stone dust?
I have this situation where the driveway in front of my house was made from stone dust, the problem is the dust from the driveway was carried by the wind and goes to my house and cover everything in ...
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What type of dirt do I need to fix holes in my driveway
I apologize for this being a very basic question. I have several holes and low spots in my dirt driveway (see picture below). I want to fix it in the upcoming spring but I do not know what i would ...
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What happens if I seal my driveway on a cool day and then it rains?
What if I apply black jack 500 sealer and the temperature is between 40 and 50 degrees and it rains? We are selling a house and need to get this done right away,
The driveway has been power washed and ...
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Drop height from Exterior door to driveway
We're having our gravel driveway regraded. As of right now (it's fall) the basement floor of our side door/garage door is level with our gravel driveway. During the winter, the driveway heaves and ...
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How big does a driveway need to be?
I own a row home in an urban area in which on street parking is a nightmare. We have a small (20' wide x 25' long) backyard that abuts an alley. Both sides are hemmed in by tall fences. I am thinking ...
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How to get building materials to a difficult to access site?
What methods are available (in the UK) to get building supplies (listed below) to a site at the end of a steep (1 in 2.25 in parts) grass track. Given that a lorry or van would have a near zero chance ...
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Can I build a gravel driveway over sand?
There is a large quantity of sand where I would like to build a gravel drive. The sand is not super deep, only an inch or two at its deepest points, but I cannot find any quick way to remove it. Much ...
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Should cement be placed under concrete slabs for driveways or is sand enough?
I am about to get my driveway full slabbed using normal concrete slabs like below (i will be using rectangle slabs as opposed to square).
The builders that came to give me an estimate said it would ...
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DIY way to wash sand/clay out of driveway gravel?
I hate how the sand and fine dust blows around on our dairy farm's gravel driveway in the dry summer months.
It's not reasonable to talk about blacktop due to the long driveway and the fact that it ...
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Concrete slabs and block paving - painting
I have concrete block paving and concrete slabs that I would like to paint to reuse, renovate, rejuvenate. Any suggestions whether painting would do the trick? The block paving is in the driveway ...
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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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Best way to fill a pothole in asphalt
What is the best way to fill a pothole in asphalt?
There are some huge potholes in an alley used by 5 homes that I would like to repair - meaning it gets a fair bit of traffic each day.
Would gravel ...
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Multi-home Utillity Alley Potholes - fix it my self or is there someone to call?
Ive recently bought a house that has a service alley in the back leading to parking. Its a no outlet alley servicing about 4-6 houses (mostly rented) which is probably why it hasn't been properly ...
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Removing basketball hoop from asphalt driveway
I've got an old basketball hoop pole sunk in my asphalt driveway, about an inch away from a concrete pad. I want to get it out, at least enough to cover over with an asphalt patch kit. I don't want to ...
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What qualifying questions should you ask a paving company before hiring them?
I need to hire a paving company to redo my driveway, and I want to make sure I qualify the scope of work they'll be performing.
I live in New England, so subject to freeze/thaw cycles. The driveway ...
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pouring concrete right next to asphalt driveway
I am planning to install trench drain in front of my garage. The driveway to the garage is asphalt (less than 2" thick), and the space between the trench drain and asphalt will be filled with concrete....
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Do asphalt contractors throw away unused sealant at end of season?
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I just had a guy knock on my door to pitch me a quote to reseal my driveway. I need to get it resealed, so I listed to his pitch. He said he wouldn't charge me for materials because he is ...
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Driveway conversion to dog play area
I have a concrete driveway in mediocre condition (square slabs that are of varying conditions--some small cracks) that is on the side of the house which is narrow enough that it is not very functional ...
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How do I seal the cracks between my asphalt driveway and my garage concrete slab?
I am not sure if this is an aesthetic problem or not. I suspect that if I do not fix the damage properly the water will continue to infiltrate the cracks and it will create larger problems in the ...
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How does a snowblower perform on exposed aggregate concrete?
I wish to replace my asphalt driveway with concrete. I am hoping to do something a little more visually interesting than just a slab, though. I like the look of exposed aggregate, but I am concerned ...
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What can I do about my new driveway that is higher than the garage floor?
I recently had a new asphalt driveway installed.
Due to the slope of the driveway they stopped about 2 1/2 feet from garage. This has created a problem with the end of driveway being 5 1/2 inches ...
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6in vs 4.5in of concrete for driveway
We need to get our cracked concrete driveway replaced. The damage seems to be a result of tree roots, and the tree has has been removed. Many people who we've spoken to say the concrete should be ...
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What's the best option to repair a long asphalt driveway with heavily cracked portions?
I have a long-ish driveway (about 50 - 80 feet and 10 feet wide?)...it's about 10 years old, have heavy cracks in the beginning, middle, and end, but otherwise still serviceable. What are my options ...
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What kind of sealant to use by foundation?
I have a small gap between my patio cement and foundation wall. I'd like to seal it to prevent water from going straight down. What is the best type of sealer to use? Here is a picture of the area I'd ...
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Concrete driveway in New England?
I need a new driveway and I was wondering if my only option is asphalt?
I'm in Connecticut - does anyone know if I can have concrete driveway?
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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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Driveway crack repair work failed over the winter, how can I make it last?
I live in the Northeast, and we have lots of hard winters. My driveway had many cracks with most under ¼ inch in width, but a few larger. So last summer, I cleaned those cracks with jets of water, let ...
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I just had my driveway sealed, and the fumes are making my house uninhabitable. What can I do?
I've seen claims about buckets of water, vinegar, and cut onions helping with freshly painted rooms. But that's all. Is there anything I can do to make these fumes go away? Or am I doomed to stay with ...
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concrete drive heaves where it meets garage floor
This past winter, my concrete driveway heaved 1.5" above where it meets the garage floor. It is three years old. Also, we dug along the sides of the drive to try to guage if a 4" slab was actually ...
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how can I check to see if a 4" slab of concrete was actually poured?
I had a driveway poured three years ago. After a crack in the walkway appeared and two more developed in the driveway itself, my husband began to get suspicious that I wasn't given a 4" slab. If we ...
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Reverse sloped driveway questions
I am looking at a house with a reverse sloped driveway. Are there always going to be a lot of maintenance issues with keeping drains cleared, making sure that the drain is not frozen in the winter to ...
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What is this pipe coming up out of our driveway?
Bought a house last week, which -- Canadian winter -- had been mightily surrounded by snow, including in the driveway. Today, with the snow melting, I saw this in front of the garage door. It extends ...
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Driveway sinking
I have a paved driveway that seems to need repair or replacing. There are some cracks throughout, but near the bottom there are spider cracks. I noticed the other day after some rain that it felt ...
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Clear densely-packed snow from driveway?
I'm experiencing my first real winter. Our house has an asphalt driveway about 100' long. I've been shoveling it when the snow gets too deep, but cars going in and out have left 2–3" of densely-packed ...
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Need advice to prevent runoff water from going into neighbor's yard
I'm looking for some advice on what I can do to prevent runoff water from going into my neighbor's yard. I am an auto detailer so I am constantly washing cars in my driveway. The neighbor also parks ...
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streamlined snow shoveling
In my snow removal history, I've used a total of 2 different methods. The first and current method, involves using a normal cheap snow shovel which isn't very effective, strains your back, but makes ...
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What "gravel" is composed of 50% clay, 25% sand and 25% small stones?
As a supplement to this question. I ordered gravel to gravel my driveway. My wife accepted the delivery. When I got home what they had dropped was over 50% clay and equal parts sand and small stones. ...
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Sifting driveway stone.
Is there a cost effective way of sifting stone in a driveway?
I have a 2,500 sq ft section of parking area next to my driveway.
It is composed of 3 ft of sand covered with about 6 inches of crushed ...
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What is the name of extremely porous concrete for water runoff solutions?
I have seen extremely porous concrete that water drains through very well. Narrow strips of this may be put across a driveway to limit excess water runoff. What is the name of extremely porous ...
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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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