Driveway washout repair...DONE!!!

[ponytug]

Looks nice, taller, too, right?

So... @Fuddyduddy1952 what did you decide for the under the driveway drainage?

All the best,

Peter

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

He had steel pipe and concrete culvert, and unstopped existing pipes. That Cat 420 and especially loaded tandem Macks really packs it. He just bought the Cat new.
His business is 4 miles from here & I have some jobs here for them here.
Having banks with many tons of rip rap sloped back no problem with water now.
$4,500 well spent.

 

[ruffdog]

I am also wondering what size culvert you went with. By the looks of it, I would have went with at least a 36" culvert.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I am also wondering what size culvert you went with. By the looks of it, I would have went with at least a 36" culvert.

There are four 24" and a 30" concrete culvert.
It was over $3K just for the stone. I don't think it would ever go over the road. Like he said all that rip rap slows water down.
I want him to make my pond bigger here and clear of a spot for a riding ring I started, but they do a much better job.

 

[airbiscuit]

That was a bargain

 

[jyoutz]

That’s a nice repair. Another option for a road crossing of a wet drainage is a hardened crossing. The crossing is dug out by an excavator, then packed with large rock, then finally 3-4” rock. You drive through the water, but the bottom is solid and not muddy. We do this a lot for small creeks crossed by logging roads. Of course your solution is nicer.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Growing up we actually had to get up speed a little both ways to make the hill. Now he graded it so it's not all that steep. The driveway used to be much longer. They made highway 4 lane in early 60s.