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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gravel driveway and grading
  • Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:08:18 -0500



VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:


Another option might be to put larger gravel over the culvert. Perhaps 2" or
larger would not wash away?
Van Dell


I don't know. Would that work? The last time(4-5 years ago??) we had them add soil and decrease the slope, spreading out the grade over about 50-60 feet of driveway. I called the area 'level' but the land on the house side of the creek is about a foot or so higher and the break point for the water to go downhill is right at the culvert. From the top of the culvert, the grade now slopes gently downhill towards the road.

I had an idea. A long time ago, I posted pictures on Myspace...I've since abandoned Myspace for Facebook, but the pics are still relevant. If you can't see the pictures from the links provided, they can be found in the "creek runs through it" and the "farm" albums.
http://www.myspace.com/tervetuloa13

Driveway to the little Pink House,

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=92644305&albumID=2096380&imageID=32636766

shows the slight grade as the driveway approaches the creek(follow the drive until the grassy area ends. this next picture is standing on the culvert looking upstream, and then there is a picture, taken a few years ago, showing the depth of the culvert in the road bed. Now, when I say the culvert is visible on the surface, you can hopefully get a better idea of the problem.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=92644305&albumID=2268657&imageID=35266617
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=92644305&albumID=2268657&imageID=35307721

Here is the driveway (minus the road area and the 90 degree turn(which is just out of the picture to the left). Hopefully you can determine the overall grade.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=92644305&albumID=2268657&imageID=35307801
(Lookoing NE from the deck)

I don't seem to have any pics of the hill area...

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