comp
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i am not a fan of asphalt drive because is the tracking,,it is better the gravel for sure,,and 4500 sounds like a deal 
Asphalt Driveway... I'll be the test monkey
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Hades12
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Very nice. I think I would put some type of paver stones down the edge but it looks great.
Remember not to use a jack or Jack stands on it. Make sure any oil or gas spill is washed off in quick order, and Spray the Grass edge at least twice a year.
My Last home had Blacktop on a Concret base, The concret was in poor shape and had crack lines across it. The lines showed up in th Blacktop after a few years, but I sealed it after 8 years and it looked just like new, Lines even almost went away.
One other note. When saleing my house, a very like house up the street was up at the same time. Prices almost the same, Mine sold in 3 months, Just as the Bubble Burst, The other was taken off the market. He had the Busted Concrete from years ago, mine had the blacktop.
Remember not to use a jack or Jack stands on it. Make sure any oil or gas spill is washed off in quick order, and Spray the Grass edge at least twice a year.
My Last home had Blacktop on a Concret base, The concret was in poor shape and had crack lines across it. The lines showed up in th Blacktop after a few years, but I sealed it after 8 years and it looked just like new, Lines even almost went away.
One other note. When saleing my house, a very like house up the street was up at the same time. Prices almost the same, Mine sold in 3 months, Just as the Bubble Burst, The other was taken off the market. He had the Busted Concrete from years ago, mine had the blacktop.
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78fj40
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Looks pretty good, and the grass is coming in nicely since the last time I was there to pick up that leftover Sheetrock.....I wish I could afford a paved driveway, but from experience, I would be in the 15-20K range to do it right....
Hades12
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kenfath
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It looks very nice! Based on the photos I think your driveway was done in a workmanlike manner. The price seems fair!
At my last house we had a steel drain pipe similar to yours. In my viewpoint it was too short from the beginning but the builder knew better and told us we were wrong. It was ugly to look at and after several friends managed to back into the ditch we did a weekend project. We repaired the battered end and poured about ten cu/ft of concrete around and below the end of the pipe and slightly above the driveway. The result was the driveway was wider and had a slight curb AND no one ever got hung up in the ditch after it was installed while we lived there. This was submitted in case you were looking for a weekend project.
At my last house we had a steel drain pipe similar to yours. In my viewpoint it was too short from the beginning but the builder knew better and told us we were wrong. It was ugly to look at and after several friends managed to back into the ditch we did a weekend project. We repaired the battered end and poured about ten cu/ft of concrete around and below the end of the pipe and slightly above the driveway. The result was the driveway was wider and had a slight curb AND no one ever got hung up in the ditch after it was installed while we lived there. This was submitted in case you were looking for a weekend project.