garage floor "entry lip"

[rieferman]

Just had the concrete floor poured in my barn yesterday (YAY!).. I have a lip from the outside to the top of the surface now and am looking for some ideas on how to make the lip a little nicer for driving up onto, pushing a wheelbarrow onto etc.

Ideas I've heard so far (but would be happy to hear more about in addition to any new ideas you have):
- concrete ramp (seems like a lot of work to me)

- asphalt cold patch ramp (seems messy and mis-matched)

- cut a 4"x6"x9 foot long (my door is a 9 footer) at an angle all the way down.. PT wood... tacked down with rebar (seems like a tough cut and will rot eventually)

- Use some solid block (cinder block, or pavers etc.) and dig them into the ground as needed to create the ramp angle (probably the easiest, cheapest.. will it look decent? will it hold up?)

- buy some sort of rubber ramp add on and tack it down somehow (do they even make something like this? google hasn't brought me much luck on this one yet)

THANKS!

 

[twostory]

Option #1

- concrete ramp (seems like a lot of work to me)

is the best solution. Just prepare the ground by hand with a shovel. Make a form and pour the concrete. If you need more than a yard or so, order a ready mix truck. More than a yard will take a long time to mix by hand.

All the other options you listed will just need to be redone every few years. Do it once, do it right.

 

[Dock]

How much of a lip?

 

[rieferman]

the lip is only about 3 inches... so while I agree that concrete solution is once and done... I still feel like exploring other ideas since it's such a small lip

 

[Dock]

I'd do concrete.

 

[MonsterCoatings]

That small I'd stick to pavers they are crazy strong and you'll probably only be driving over the wheel areas anyway which will settle over time.
Just make sure to rent a jumping jack style compactor to compact the area before installation for years of maintenance free beauty. Plus you can always continue the pavers later to expand if you wanted.
Finally pavers can easily be picked up if they do settle and little more stone dust added under em & brand new again.

Just did this same job over at a buddy's house.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Re: garage floor "entry lip"

What is the lip coming up from? Gravel more concrete, asphalt or just dirt? If gravel or dirt do you plan on adding concrete some day?
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