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Want to expand a concrete driveway a few feet..any recommendation
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:05 am
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:05 am
on who can do this that you know? I have reached out to a few people I know and they don't want to do it since it is a small job. It is about 50 sq ft.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:08 am to Weaver
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expand a concrete driveway a few feet
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It is about 50 sq ft.
you must have a very short driveway
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:10 am to Weaver
It's gonna need to be minimum 12" thick with piles spaced at 4' c/c
Trust me, I post on the Ot
Trust me, I post on the Ot
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:13 am to Weaver
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any recommendation
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Weaver
Want to expand a concrete driveway a few feet
I would use concrete
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:13 am to Weaver
Have you paid for a study on the effects of the concrete on the envirorment? Should have an engineer do it.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:14 am to Weaver
Concrete
Go to Home Depot and hire guys
Go to Home Depot and hire guys
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:28 am to Weaver
Guy I know on the northshore had some Mexicans frame it up for him after we dug it out. The same crew stuck around until the cement mixer showed up to pour, and they leveled it all out. He called around to different concrete providers (e.g. Lafarge) and just had them deliver.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:33 am to darbour21
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Go to Home Depot and hire guys
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:45 am to Croacka
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It's gonna need to be minimum 12" thick with piles spaced at 4' c/c
Bro, how would you know without a comprehensive geotech? OP better to get some borings done first
Posted on 6/24/15 at 11:59 am to Weaver
Have you thought about just adding a paver border? This would be a lot less expensive, and it would probably look a lot better too. You will probably have to redo it eventually but still probably a better option IMO.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:17 pm to WONTONGO
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Have you thought about just adding a paver border? This would be a lot less expensive, and it would probably look a lot better too. You will probably have to redo it eventually but still probably a better option IMO.
Don't know what that is. The issue I am having is it is not wide enough to fit two cars side by side without hugging the edges on both sides. I would like a few feet added so we have a little room.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:28 pm to Weaver
The issue is that this thin strip of concrete is gonna want to settle differently than the rest of the driveway, but doweling in to the existing driveway is a bigger pain in the arse than it's worth.
JMO
JMO
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:30 pm to Weaver
6" Pavers on both sides. Makes your driveway look better while accomplishing your goal of widening it.
This post was edited on 6/24/15 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:33 pm to Black n Gold
So just get some pavers and then fill it in with sand? I know I have to dig up any grass.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:35 pm to Black n Gold
Pavers are not going to work without a foundation under them. You'll sink them down under load and then it will look bad.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:37 pm to meeple
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Pavers are not going to work without a foundation under them. You'll sink them down under load and then it will look bad.
You'll probably need to dig out a little further than the 6" to get your rented equipment in there to level and create a good base. You can then place the grass sod back in place after you have laid the pavers. I've done it before and it came out looking rather good.
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I would actually go with 12" pavers instead of 6".
This post was edited on 6/24/15 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 6/24/15 at 12:44 pm to Weaver
I just did this, what I did was go driving around some new housing developments going up in the area, I was going to prep the base, form and put the steel in, I approached a contractor and asked how much he'd charge just to pour and finish, a couple hundred bucks, he also said that his guys could do all of the prep work in about twenty minutes, how much for that, fifty bucks, sold! what he did was at the end of a couple of pours on his jobs,instead of the truck dumping out the excess he sent them and his men to my place, it took about a yard, $250 well spent
This post was edited on 6/24/15 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 6/24/15 at 1:00 pm to 777Tiger
Do you have a name and number?
Posted on 6/24/15 at 1:06 pm to Weaver
Are you planning to expand the approach? If the work is in the City ROW, then you will likely need a permit, and an insured and bonded contractor to do the work. Check your local ordinances. If that is required, ask the city for a list of up-to-date contractors who already have the registration to perform that scope of work.
Posted on 6/24/15 at 1:07 pm to Weaver
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Do you have a name and number?
I'm in Texas but that's a pretty common occurrence. There is always excess concrete ordered and once the pour out is complete it usually gets dumped on the ground. The closer to your house the new project is the better, could even be a commercial pour close by. Good luck.
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