[Shop-talk] Steep curb/driveway fix?

[Mike Sinclair]

That is a great solution, but I would be surprised if the city would do that 
in this era of lack of funds, etc.  Worth a try, though.  Several of my 
neighbors have the rubber "filler", and it seems to work ok, but I would 
suggest cleaning out underneath it occasionally, as it will collect debris 
and more.  The price seems very high.  I would at least look around for a 
local supplier, to avoid the shipping.  Seems to me that the neighbors here 
paid around $100 per unit, but that may have been quite awhile ago.

I have seen people use a small pipe, with a concrete overlay, but it really 
doesn't work very well, as it has to be fairly small diameter, and the 
concrete doesn't adhere well.

And yes, practically all new curbs in residential tracts are a roll curb 
nowadays.  The savings is in the labor.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt" <mbarre at juno.com>
To: <matt.lists at trebelhorn.com>
Cc: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Steep curb/driveway fix?


> 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
> AGE RES PROPRIAS TUAS
>
> ---------- 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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