Driveway Challenge

[OneMan]

We had a similar problem with our assoc. roads especially in the spring so what we did was to install 2 x 12 by 20' pressure treated wooded runoffs with the 2 x 12s separated by a 12" space (tires won't break the wood that way) maintained by using continuous threaded rod with washers and nuts at the right length. The water runs in the direction the slough is directed and the space does not make an impact on vehicle traffic,
We had to put a 'box' across the roads about each 50' feet to carry the heavy run off during the rainy season. Before this we had to repair the roads each year in several locations, Now we just boxblade and gravel if needed.
Hope I have made myself clear.

 

[BruceWard]

We have a driveway now. Used a lot of city pit and an open ditch on the uphill side.

 

[wmonroe]

How is the driveway holding up? Any updated pictures?

 

[BruceWard]

It has help up really well. We have had cars, dump trucks, concrete trucks, delivery trucks, fork lifts, tractors, trailers, excavators, dozers and lots of work trucks up and down. We had a period of flooding with more than 19" in less than 2 weeks.

I took these pictures yesterday.

This is looking from the yard toward where the house will soon be. The driveway runs toward the house then turns right.

This is the curved downhill section

We will have 2 garage doors here

 

[EddieWalker]

With all that rain, you sure put it to the test. Glad to hear it held up and all your planing paid off!!!!!!!

When does the framing start? or are you still pouring concrete?

Eddie

 

[BruceWard]

The rest of the house will be SIP panels. They were built in a factory in Kerrville, TX. I am shopping around for a trucker and should have them up here later in the week. The framing crew should be free on Thursday or Friday. With a little luck the walls and roof could be up by the end of next week.

 

[jmanatee2]

Make sure you post pics

 

[BruceWard]

We started assembling the SIP panels today.

 

[JD40MO77]

Could you share any details on the enclosed storm room you have in the corner of the basement?

And how did they do the drainage on the outside of the basement walls?
I ask because I keep trying to apply a scenario a soils professor at Mizzou in Columbia Mo. gave. He did a demonstration using an ant farm filled with sand and then made an indention in the middle and poured in some really fine silt and poured sand on top of that. So it looked like a diamond of silt with coarser sand around it.........and when he poured water in on top.........it didn't travel the route you would think. I may be remembering this backwards regarding the sand and silt though.........

Most basements I have seen built around here in southeast mo. have the outer walls tarred then some gravel then a drainage pipe installed and some more gravel and then they back fill on top of that with dirt.

According to the profs. lecture/demonstration the water will travel down through the dirt backfill and upon reaching the coarse gravel it will go around and beneath the drain tile. At least up to the saturation point............

Has anyone else ever heard of this explanation/theory.......?
Thanks!