[Shop-talk] Steep curb/driveway fix?

[Tim]

My dad ended up using 3/4" (?) steel plate that I believe he source 
faily cheap. It was working fine until a (big, not pickup style) truck 
of some sort pulled into his driveway and bent them down. He flipped 
them over but it didn't work out all that well. Last I saw they were 
still a little humped up.

tim


On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Matt Trebelhorn wrote:

> I live in an area with those semi-curbs -- there's no cut in the curb 
> for the driveway, so it's fairly steep getting in.  But the "curb" is 
> the same height everywhere.  I'm sure it's cheaper for the builder to 
> just do one type of curb, rather than making cuts for every driveway.
>
> Anyway, I want to make the driveway less of a bump/scrape going in. 
> There's this:
>
> http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/curb+bridge.do?sortby=ourPicks
>
> (The link also has pictures of the kind of curb/driveway I'm talking 
> about.)
>
> But that's expensive (plus ~$100 in shipping).  Any better/simpler/DIY 
> solutions?
>
> Must look decent.  That's the big limitation, I think.
>
> Anyway, your thoughts/suggestions are, as always, appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Matt
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