Fixing driveway lip

[Makoto]

Hey guys I need to repair the lip of our driveway. A small portion is broken off and the rest of it is just about a 3-4 inches vertical drop. I'd like to fix the broken part and put a little incline to prevent further decay (as well as save some tire life).

Does anybody here have experience with this?
I have no idea where to start outside of going to lowes, buying some concrete, and just wingin it.

Any protips like what kind of mix to use or how long would we need to stay off of it?

wide shot

the bad spot

the good part

 

[rsanter]

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However I'm thinking saw cut a foot or so off the driveway and pour new with a transition

Bob

 

[southalabama]

I'm with rsanter. Cut and pour new extension. Small patches seldom work in my experience.

 

[Makoto]

Added pics for your consideration

 

[readhead]

Cut it back and place a new section. Do you have to consult with the town when tying into their street?

 

[JimVonBaden]

Cut it back and place a new section. Do you have to consult with the town when tying into their street?

Almost certainly. They are very particular about these things.

 

[Makoto]

If I paid someone to do this what would be a fair price?

 

[tgb]

Have a curb grinding company come in and shave it down Should be less than $500 I think.

 

[Highbeam]

If that town were particular about things then they wouldn't allow that abortion to happen in the first place. All the original contractor did was chip out a drop in the original curb and pour a thin driveway OVER it.

What should have been done, well other than remove the curb and replace with a proper driveway drop, would be to pour the new driveway behind the chipped out throat so that the chipped curb is visible from above. That way the lip of your driveway isn't so thin and subject to being broken again. Also, it can be a lower entrance to your driveway.

Amateur work there.

 

[borgdog]

If that town were particular about things then they wouldn't allow that abortion to happen in the first place. All the original contractor did was chip out a drop in the original curb and pour a thin driveway OVER it.

What should have been done, well other than remove the curb and replace with a proper driveway drop, would be to pour the new driveway behind the chipped out throat so that the chipped curb is visible from above. That way the lip of your driveway isn't so thin and subject to being broken again. Also, it can be a lower entrance to your driveway.

Amateur work there.

I'm with Highbeam on this one. At this point to do it right would be cut back at least a foot, take out the old original curb, and put it back right. that unfortunately also means likely taking out the gutter, and since it appears to be a concrete road and gutter and curb all tied together that would be a *****, so back to Highbeam's plan.

 

[Danver]

Good thing that is in Houston. My first thought when I looked at the pictures was that I would be ready to snap after trying to plow snow over that for a full winter.

 

[Makoto]

What should have been done, well other than remove the curb and replace with a proper driveway drop, would be to pour the new driveway behind the chipped out throat so that the chipped curb is visible from above. That way the lip of your driveway isn't so thin and subject to being broken again. Also, it can be a lower entrance to your driveway.

I think I like this idea. All of the houses in our neighborhood have this, some repaired and some not so much. Cutting back a foot and pouring behind the curb (and maybe up to it after I chip out the old bad stuff?) sounds like the best idea to avoid getting in the road.

thanks for the feedback guys!

My main question is: how long should I avoid driving over this work when its done?

 

[JimVonBaden]

If that town were particular about things then they wouldn't allow that abortion to happen in the first place. All the original contractor did was chip out a drop in the original curb and pour a thin driveway OVER it.

What should have been done, well other than remove the curb and replace with a proper driveway drop, would be to pour the new driveway behind the chipped out throat so that the chipped curb is visible from above. That way the lip of your driveway isn't so thin and subject to being broken again. Also, it can be a lower entrance to your driveway.

Amateur work there.

You would think, but I would be willing to bet if you started messing with that Code Enforcement would be all over you. Don't take a chance. Go get a permit and do it right. At least find out where you stand from them, not a bunch of us yahoos on the internet!

 

[BillK]

m,

You might want to call your city or county roads department. I am pretty sure in my area that part of the driveway is their responsibility. I know at my last house when I put in a driveway where there was none, I had to post a pretty big bond to make sure that the apron and transition met the county specs. Once it was done it was their responsibility.

They might even make you tear it back out if not done the way they want

Just a thought,

 

[JimVonBaden]

The county played hell with me on my recently replaced apron!

Looks good, but they were very specific on what they wanted.

 

[BillK]

Looks good, but they were very specific on what they wanted.

Same basic deal we had at the first house. I hate my present house, there really is no apron. They sloped curbs run all the way down the street and are a pain to pull over to get in the driveway.

 

[BillK]

Looks good,.

By the way, how long have your pavers been down ? I am thinking about doing something like that on the drive that goes down the side of the house to my detached garage.