Our garage floor is also lower than the approaching driveway.
Driveway higher than garage floor grind.
Then the garage slab slopes to the big garage door maybe 2 5.
Same question for the garage slab at the intersection with the driveway.
Is grinding the end of a driveway a diy job or should i hire out.
At this point the garage slab is 3 8 below the main house floor.
Hi our garage is about 2 inches higher than the driveway so every time we back out of it the front bumper of the car scrapes the garage floor.
Where slopes are steeper than 12 percent or vehicles are low to the ground a transition zone may be necessary.
Entry to the house from the garage is at the back of the house.
When we went from a gravel to a concrete driveway to divert rainwater we added a dip about 2 deep for the width of the driveway and about 10 long.
I have seen some entrances ground down to the street level but i can not seem to find anything online.
The entrance of my driveway is about 2 from the street and is annoying to drive on every day.
The floor of your garage and your driveway are typically poured at different times in the construction process.
A critical transition is where the driveway crosses a public sidewalk.
It s normal for asphalt driveways to sink a bit over time.
This is not a helpful trait to have when grinding concrete especially when you are removing glue that is tough to get off the floor.
If you don t water will pool in the depression seep into the soil below and eventually destroy the driveway.
But when your driveway repair has sunk to the point where it s 4 or 5 in.
Is the new driveway higher than the adjacent lawn at its intersection with the garage.
Can anyone give me some advice on the best way to create a slope to fix this problem.
I reciently built a handicap accessable house.
How to fix a gap between the driveway garage.
A durable fix for a sinking driveway apron.
Slopes are moderated to a less steep slope for a few feet in a transition zone.
At the beginning of the job i was taking my time and getting all the glue off in one pass.
Adjacent to the garage is another location where steep slopes should be lessened.
Would i need to buy some dry concrete mix it up and basically create the slope myself.
The dip is located very close to the garage entrance.
It works for us but there is no guarantee if a really hard rain occurs.
Lower than your garage floor it s time to fix it.
Concrete garage aprons should be treated as part of the strategy for keeping surface water away from the foundation.
I would assume that the garage slab is higher than the lawn otherwise if the lawn slope towards the street is not much water could enter the garage.
The driveway garage floor interface is a potential entry point for moisture to the foundation if the concrete cracks or the two concrete structures pull apart.
Fyi having a wash machine in the garage is probably more or less exclusive to the deep south.
