Not an April Fool's joke, ha.
Last week, we were supposed to have a surprise...our foundation pour. It was on the schedule but tentative because of the chance of rain.
Well it rained.
A lot.
The driveway held up BUT the side was just too flooded. The concrete company was worried that if they had a driveway issue or a truck stopped and they had to drive off to the side, they would get stuck.
Yeah, see the above, that was a fair point. As the builder said, this was the first rain since they put it in, so they needed to figure out and find any problem areas/soft spots that might still exist.
The culverts did their job by flowing water under the driveway instead of over it but, as the building superintendent said, "it's just as flat as flat gets".
All this digging is going to change my mowing pathways but we're looking into a lot of clearing later on so I won't worry too much about that right now.
On the plus side...
...we got an upgrade on the driveway/road!
They decided to improve on what they had already done. So, they added more lime, more soil to build it up a bit more and make it even more firm and then they topped it with crushed concrete and gravel. It looks even better now than it did before. They are not worried about the driveway though...on the day of the pour, there will be 14-15 trucks each weighing 85,000 lbs plus the pump truck which is another 60,000-80,000 lbs. That means there will be a total of 1,145,000 lbs on the driveway!
It's not going anywhere now!
We asked if there was an option we had and he said that maybe after we move in, we might want to run a ditch alongside the driveway all the way to the front of the property/road. Our house sits at the high end of the entire property.
Now fingers crossed for dry weather.
As the old saying goes:
"You can't rush forever"
Had seen that you where to receive some rain down your way and wondered how your driveway held up. Hopefully it will hold up from the cement trucks going in and out. I must say; they are doing a wonderful job in repairing a nice driveway for the both of you and 2nd fam. as well.
ReplyDeleteI always heard; 'you can't rush perfection'; after all, ' Rome wasn't built in a day.' :-)
For now; patience is the key.
We didn't receive that much rain; mostly just a couple of light showers; just enough to get our decks wet.
You both take care and enjoy the remainder of the week.
Your driveway will be well packed in by the time construction is completed and they give it a last once-over at the end. There is nothing worse than a stuck concrete truck. Hard to un-stick, and they have to get the truck out before the concrete sets up in the tank, so a lot of work is required in a short period of time. I think you only have to go thru this once to get to be very cautious about it ever happening again. Better to pour at a later date than tear up the whole road getting a truck out.
ReplyDeleteThey did a great upgrade on the driveway. The concrete and gravel surface will be so much better when it rains.
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