Driveway markers

[dj1701]

Hi all,

I have used wooden stakes for driveway markers, and my ground is to rocky to drive them in much.

I have used those skinny fiberglass rods that have a reflective strip, but they suck as well.

My best luck was with HD T-Posts painted yellow, but they are a bear to drive into the ground. Not easy to get out either.

Just wondering what everyone else is using, maybe some good ideas.

Thanks
Dave

 

[buckeyefarmer]

What's the purpose of the markers? Mark for snow plowing?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I bought a pile of those fiberglass rods for various markers. Disappointed that the reflective material wasn't very UV resistant. US made too!

 

[seville009]

I use rebar; easy to hammer into my rocky ground. I put orange survey tape and reflective tape on them.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I hate using anything, that if it ever gets into the wrong place could do serious damage. And you know, that's exactly where stuff ends up.

 

[atsah]

I hate using anything, that if it ever gets into the wrong place could do serious damage.

Same here.. I have trash trucks run them over etc. I know were the grass starts and ends, that's all I need to know..

 

[/pine]

Why not put in a couple of bushes or landscape plants ?...blueberry bushes, ornamental fruit trees etc.

 

[RNeumann]

If the soil is that hard I’d hit the holes with a long hammer drill bit and use the skinny fiberglass reflective markers- it’s probably a 1/4”-5/16” bit. If the soil is that tough 6” in the ground is all you should need. The cordless hammer drills are fairly common these days.

 

[Boondox]

I use the fiberglass rods as markers for snow removal since the edge of the driveway falls off steeply in sections. They are flimsy enough to get eaten and spit out by the snowblower. If I buy them in the spring they cost $0.99 each for the four footers and $1.50 each for the six footers.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I mark various stumps as obstacles or for future grinding. Drill a 1/2' hole with a cordless tool and stick in a fiberglass rod. I bought, like fifty or so, as they get much cheaper that way.