Recent content by cpeck18

That's a great example. That driveway has had a good life!

Sometimes a big IF

Thank you for both of your very helpful replies. I appreciate you sharing all of your concrete knowledge!

That would be nice, but at 800 feet a driveway with those specs would exceed $100k

Any idea what rebar may cost over 800 feet? Just curious

I'm more curious if there are any objective metrics of what's "enough" base and/or concrete thickness to where you don't have to worry about certain equipment. We plan to stay here for many years and I imagine I may have multiple projects over the years. The length of this driveway and the cost...

Good point. Soil isn't exactly my wheelhouse but it seems to be sandier in spots and more clay in spots. This is in NC where there's a lot of heavy red clay. But the county GIS page shows our property as mostly sandy loam - don't know if I buy that. It's sandier in spots and more clay in others.

I've been trying to learn what equipment could safely use my concrete driveway without damaging it. I had our driveway built, and these are the specs we went with: - 6 inches crushed stone base - 5 inches of 4,000 PSI concrete reinforced with welded wire - It's 10 feet wide and ~800 feet long...