[Shop-talk] Steep curb/driveway fix?

[Matt]

My neighborhood has traditional curbs with dedicated driveway aprons, but the
transition up the slope caused problems with low cars & trailers with
overhangs.I was surprised to find out that the city would come out and place
an asphalt transition with a 4" gap at no charge. They basically placed
asphalt (looked kind of like the Griot's device, but bigger) with a 4x4 in the
middle (that was removed) to allow a channel for water to run. It isn't that
pretty but it does work. After I got mine, several neighbors got them too.

Matt
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---------- Original Message ----------
From: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists at trebelhorn.com>
To: shop-talk List <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Shop-talk] Steep curb/driveway fix?
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:46:08 -0400

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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