Different steep driveway question
Most questions ever asked on here about steep driveways, have to do with the driveway sloping from the house to the street. We actually have the opposite problem. When we had our TT stored at home, we...
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I had a pad poured and retaining wall constructed at my house with this situation. Concrete was cheaper than doing paving stones. I had tried crushed rock over the dirt but this was not effective though it made a good base for the concrete pad when it was added. A third alternative that works well are the ornamental looking cast concrete pieces that are specially designed to allow water to pass through and into the ground.
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/porous_concrete_pavers/
With a Bobcat a person could excavate out the area for the contrete "pavers" in under an hour. Pavers are best bought by the pallet load and not at a retail paving supply. Put sand over the area for maximum drainage and to keep the water running as it now does. What you want to avoid is a solid concrete "catch basin" that funnels water to the side of your house - that would create a big problem that would be expensive to fix.
I would recommend making the area for the trailer at least 2 feet wider on the sides and at long enough that your tow vehicle's wheels and the trailers wheels are never on the grass.
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/porous_concrete_pavers/
With a Bobcat a person could excavate out the area for the contrete "pavers" in under an hour. Pavers are best bought by the pallet load and not at a retail paving supply. Put sand over the area for maximum drainage and to keep the water running as it now does. What you want to avoid is a solid concrete "catch basin" that funnels water to the side of your house - that would create a big problem that would be expensive to fix.
I would recommend making the area for the trailer at least 2 feet wider on the sides and at long enough that your tow vehicle's wheels and the trailers wheels are never on the grass.
