> For less than $10K, put a heavy-duty lift installed and you don't have to
> crawl under the car at all.
well, its not only that. i doubt i have room for a lift- there is only
about 18" between the car and the wall all around. to change tires i have
to squeeze in from the side, and there is barely room to roll a tire between
the wall and the car. when they weigh 62 lbs each, its really a pain, and
if i was outside i could actually lift the tire from the face, rather than
the edge. getting room for the jack between the car and wall requires some
creativity.
plus, its kind of pleasant to be outside most of the year!
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>
To: "'james creasy'" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "Anthony Tabacco"
<atabacco@california.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: driveway contracting question, was Re: A/C Paving 101
> James,
>
> For less than $10K, put a heavy-duty lift installed and you don't have to
> crawl under the car at all.
>
> --Navid
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:39 AM
> > To: Anthony Tabacco; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: driveway contracting question, was Re: A/C Paving 101
> >
> >
> > i have a related question.
> >
> > my driveway has two strips of hard material (red concrete?)
> > with grass in
> > the middle. id love it if i could the last 20 feet or so
> > paved over so i
> > could work on my car outside. any tips for what to ask for for a
> > contractor, or tips on finding one? if this will cost more
> > than $10K forget
> > it.
> >
> > the original driveway was built in 1923 and it about 35 feet
> > long- runs
> > right next to the house on one side for about 20 feet.
> >
> > in the summer i can put a jack on the dirt/grass, but im not
> > brave enough to
> > crawl underneath with jack stands on just dirt.
> >
> > anyone done this? advice? thanks,
> >
> > -james "now a new jag driver" creasy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:20 AM
> > Subject: A/C Paving 101
> >
> >
> > > Hot Mix Asphalt Paving ingredients include asphalt binders,
> > course and
> > fine
> > > aggregates, and mineral fillers. About 90-95% of the total
> > volume of the
> > mix
> > > is made up of aggregates. Surfaces that we usually
> > associate with gravel
> > > buildup will usually be of a mix design that contains a
> > high percentage of
> > > course aggregates, and probably a degradation of binders
> > though wear and
> > > evaporation (petroleum products evaporate). There are
> > various surface
> > > treatments, ranging from sprayed asphalt, asphalt seals
> > (fog seal), to
> > > slurries of emulsified asphalts mixed with fine aggregates, that can
> > extend
> > > the life of paving by limiting water intrusion, and these
> > are particularly
> > > necessary as the mix begins to disintegrate.
> > >
> > > I can think of no other activity that will degrade a paved
> > surface faster
> > > than autocrossing on it. The aggregates are literally being
> > pulled from
> > the
> > > surface. Even high traffic-index truck traffic will not
> > subject a surface
> > to
> > > the high shear of racing cars on it. So that's where the
> > gravel comes
> > from,
> > > and that's why no matter how we sweep it, it reappears. It
> > is just the
> > > pavement breaking down. Irreparably.
> > >
> > > With rough grading, but no curbs, gutters, marking, right
> > now you can
> > figure
> > > about $3.00 per square foot in install a medium index (for
> > large areas and
> > > not a high traffic-index) parking lot. The lot at GGF to
> > use an example is
> > > 550,000 SF (about 12.6 acres not counting the staging
> > area). That's works
> > > out to a little over $1.6M.
> > >
> > > This is all pretty boring stuff but it begs a question that
> > is interesting
> > > ( I've always found it very interesting anyway), namely :
> > Why would anyone
> > > let us do this to their lot?
> > >
> > > Tony
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