Same question for the garage slab at the intersection with the driveway.
Driveway higher than garage floor grind.
The dip is located very close to the garage entrance.
The floor of your garage and your driveway are typically poured at different times in the construction process.
As the night went on i wanted to finish up and began to go a bit faster than i probably should have.
This is not a helpful trait to have when grinding concrete especially when you are removing glue that is tough to get off the floor.
It s normal for asphalt driveways to sink a bit over time.
At the beginning of the job i was taking my time and getting all the glue off in one pass.
If you don t water will pool in the depression seep into the soil below and eventually destroy the driveway.
A critical transition is where the driveway crosses a public sidewalk.
Your garage floor is usually part of.
When we went from a gravel to a concrete driveway to divert rainwater we added a dip about 2 deep for the width of the driveway and about 10 long.
Adjacent to the garage is another location where steep slopes should be lessened.
Would i need to buy some dry concrete mix it up and basically create the slope myself.
Can anyone give me some advice on the best way to create a slope to fix this problem.
Where slopes are steeper than 12 percent or vehicles are low to the ground a transition zone may be necessary.
At this point the garage slab is 3 8 below the main house floor.
Then the garage slab slopes to the big garage door maybe 2 5.
Check local building regulations for specific requirements that.
A durable fix for a sinking driveway apron.
Entry to the house from the garage is at the back of the house.
The entrance of my driveway is about 2 from the street and is annoying to drive on every day.
Is the new driveway higher than the adjacent lawn at its intersection with the garage.
Fyi having a wash machine in the garage is probably more or less exclusive to the deep south.
Slopes are moderated to a less steep slope for a few feet in a transition zone.
Lower than your garage floor it s time to fix it.
Concrete garage aprons should be treated as part of the strategy for keeping surface water away from the foundation.
I reciently built a handicap accessable house.
I have seen some entrances ground down to the street level but i can not seem to find anything online.
I would assume that the garage slab is higher than the lawn otherwise if the lawn slope towards the street is not much water could enter the garage.
Is grinding the end of a driveway a diy job or should i hire out.
Hi our garage is about 2 inches higher than the driveway so every time we back out of it the front bumper of the car scrapes the garage floor.
Our garage floor is also lower than the approaching driveway.
But when your driveway repair has sunk to the point where it s 4 or 5 in.
