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
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.
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.
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