Subject: Residential driveway - concrete curbing Author: mwong as M.Wong (moderator) : member since December, 2003 : 4012 posts Posted on: 2008-04-23 23:47:00

Well, this is almost garage related.. it’s driveway related.

Our driveway was poured about 5 feet closer to the house than we expected due to a drainage easement. This means the turn around space at the end is limited, so visitors often back all the way in or out. When it’s dark, or for those with less backing ability, people seem to often drive into our grass.

Compounding the problem is the slope of the driveway, which causes alot of rain runoff into the grass, making it very soft in the non-summer months. Car tires do quite a bit of damage on the mushy grass. While you’re at it, why not take out a sprinkler head too?!? I have had to replace each of them on that side...

This has been a frustration for us for a few years. Especially since when this happens, we are often months away from drier weather and the muddy damaged lawn looks bad for quite some time.

Solution? A new catch basin and drain at the low spot, and 97 feet of exposed aggregate concrete curbing! Heck, we did 72 feet on the other side!


Before




They mix the concrete on location


Then they load it into a machine and extrude it.
There is rebar going in the middle of it for strength.


After:












Now, just don't let me be the guy who curbs his wheels... on his own curb!

M.Wong
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E30 1987 325i Royal Blue (Passed on to a new family.)

• Residential driveway - concrete curbing (pic) - M.Wong 2008-04-23 23:47:00 (242 views)
  • That's terrific and all, but where did you and the Mrs. put your handprints? - davidc 2008-04-25 02:41:30 (49 views)
    • No smooth spots with the exposed aggregate, so we did not... =) (nt) - M.Wong 2008-04-25 10:43:36 (55 views)
  • Does it go on the top edge of the existing driveway, or next to it? - spalding 2008-04-24 19:20:55 (45 views)
    • Both, actually. (On the top or next to the existing driveway) (pic) (url) - M.Wong 2008-04-24 20:21:13 (69 views)
  • 3 words - thesteve 2008-04-24 13:06:26 (65 views)
  • You guys need to make more land out there!!!! (pic) - dj37027 2008-04-24 13:05:14 (101 views)
    • I can park more than a half dozen cars on my driveway... - M.Wong 2008-04-24 20:28:44 (41 views)
  • I love those 'curb crapper' machines.Cool how they do that (nt) - sdmike 2008-04-24 11:08:46 (50 views)
  • Nice! that will definitely keep people from driving on your lawn (nt) - 04sshd 2008-04-24 02:01:28 (69 views)
  • Looks good to me! (nt) - davidc 2008-04-24 01:04:21 (41 views)
  • WOW looks nice and quick! no waiting for the first curb damage pic ;-) (nt) - Edwin 2008-04-24 00:33:16 (53 views)
  • Guess this means no 22' low profiles for you . Nice curbs :-) (nt) - JL 2008-04-23 23:54:50 (49 views)