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You clearly have “placed” concrete that has expansion joints. The concrete itself appears to be in descent shape. I also don’t think the issue is the concrete sinking pre se- it’s the grade next to the drive. Regrade the soil on both sides of drive so it slopes away from the drive.
Ha... thank you!
Yes, the concrete is in a great condition, no cracks at all. Not even a hairline.
Not sure how old is the driveway, but the house was built early 40s.
As already mentioned it is a poured concrete slab with expansion joints. The problem is the grade of the soil not the concrete. Either it was graded too high to begin with and has never drained properly or over the years someone moved the soil around and messed up the grade for drainage. They may have had a flower bed or something of that nature there at one time. Anyway, get a shovel out and dig basically a little drainage trench along the driveway until you get far enough it drains properly.
As already mentioned it is a poured concrete slab with expansion joints. The problem is the grade of the soil not the concrete. Either it was graded too high to begin with and has never drained properly or over the years someone moved the soil around and messed up the grade for drainage. They may have had a flower bed or something of that nature there at one time. Anyway, get a shovel out and dig basically a little drainage trench along the driveway until you get far enough it drains properly.
Yep, I agree with that. Take a shovel and dig a shallow trench along the edge of the driveway from where the water stands out to the street... or at least out to where the water will drain down to the street. We're not talking about a LOT of digging. Just remove an area along the edge of the concrete that is approximately the size of a rain gutter on your house. In other words, about 3" to 4" deep and about 4" to 5" in width. I think that would do it.
Yep, I agree with that. Take a shovel and dig a shallow trench along the edge of the driveway from where the water stands out to the street... or at least out to where the water will drain down to the street. We're not talking about a LOT of digging. Just remove an area along the edge of the concrete that is approximately the size of a rain gutter on your house. In other words, about 3" to 4" deep and about 4" to 5" in width. I think that would do it.
As already mentioned it is a poured concrete slab with expansion joints. The problem is the grade of the soil not the concrete. Either it was graded too high to begin with and has never drained properly or over the years someone moved the soil around and messed up the grade for drainage. They may have had a flower bed or something of that nature there at one time. Anyway, get a shovel out and dig basically a little drainage trench along the driveway until you get far enough it drains properly.
Thank you!
I was looking for a least expensive solution and this might work
It's a rental. It's your tenants walking in water. Who cares. LOL
When you sell it, sell it when it's not raining.
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