Increase Ground Clearance for Driveway
I have a break in the slope at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk. It gets steeper and there is a low spot and then raises to meet the road. The result is we need to fill in the dip w...
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I had a similar problem when I put in the parking pad alongside the garage. The dip itself wasn't too bad but the coach overhang was allowing the hitch to hit the crown of the road itself. Backing in may have not been and issue but I never tried that. In my case I filled in the low spot with 2-3" gravel than leveled it with decorative rock ~1/2". As far as water, I just let it run over that portion. No problems for the past 5 years. That pad is no longer used since I built the barn on the other side of the house but it's still there.
I suspect how you resolve your issue will largely depend on where you live since, most often, that dip may not be on your property but part of the roadway. You might check and see if you can even do anything without running afoul of the local authorities.
As far as raising the coach, some leveling systems will allow you to manually raise the coach and still be able to move it....gently.
I suspect how you resolve your issue will largely depend on where you live since, most often, that dip may not be on your property but part of the roadway. You might check and see if you can even do anything without running afoul of the local authorities.
As far as raising the coach, some leveling systems will allow you to manually raise the coach and still be able to move it....gently.
