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Name:	4lakelivn -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/15/2009 10:46:08 AM

We are blessed with rain during our first year of home ownership at the Lake. However, I noticed last weekend during the rain that running through our driveway (crush and run) several gullies have formed. The abundance of water has also washed the soil away from the railroad ties acting as a retaining wall to my side yard.

All that to ask the question: Can you recommend someone who can look at this and help me decide to ether add more crush and run/dirt and hope the rain will be lighter going forward or looking into some creative paving with appropriate sloping to direct the water better?

I hope someone has had a good experience remeding this and can recommend someone helpful. Thanks in advance.

Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/15/2009 12:00:28 PM

Is the water coming down from the road?

Name:	4lakelivn -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/15/2009 12:58:41 PM

GF - yes, the water comes down the road and has cut a gap between the pavement and where my driveway meets. It then continues downhill and hits my RR ties and has cut another gap between that side of the driveway and the ties. (Hope all that made sense - I was doing a visual).

Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/15/2009 1:32:36 PM

At the point where the driveway meets the road have a berm built across from curb to curb which is rounded so you can drive over it. Similar to a small speed bumb in a road. Then have them extend from the berm asphalt down the friveway about 10 ft so you have road, the berm, and a short section of asphalt covering the beginning of the driveway. The berm will be high enough so when the water comes down the raod it continues on past your driveway rather than coming down it.

The other solution would be to asphalt or concert the entire driveway.

I am not in the business but we faced a situation where we wanted stone driveway which was about 100 feet down hill from the road. The road was also a hill coming down. We were getting the driveway washed out and they put in the berm and tied it into a small asphalt apron and the problem was solved.

Name:	Firefighter -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/15/2009 5:57:48 PM

The first thing if you want a gravel driveway is to use gravel, not crush and run. The crush and run will bring grit into your house and wash out. If you want gravel use a 7-8 gravel.

Concrete or asphalt is much better.

Name:	Smitty -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/16/2009 7:29:07 AM

I have a recommendation for you and as soon as I get to the office I will email his name and number. He is very, very good with erosion/drainage issue and very reasonable.

Name:	8hcap -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/16/2009 12:05:59 PM

Smitty, please send me the info as well - I need some french drains installed.

Name:	bulldogus -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/17/2009 10:13:52 AM

Smitty, Will you please email me the same also. Many thanks!

Name:	Smitty -	Reply
Subject:	Driveway Issues - Can You Help
Date:	10/18/2009 4:57:14 PM

The erosion guy I mentioned earlier is Chris Gaston ....
cgbg132@hotmail.com.

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