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Curb ramps
- Thread starter mrk5
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...these will fix that...quick!..
I think beags was talking about grinding the curb a little flatter not cutting down the driveway.
The curbs are worked by hand after the concrete machine lays them with a form and they can easily make them higher when they work the gutter area to make sure it flows properly.
That causes the gutter area to dip more in some areas and make the curb taller.
It would be costly but you can grind it flatter.
wasted wages
1 ton status
Is this a northern thing ??
for snow removal or something like that?
I've never seen curbs like that in Texas..
My street just transitions smoothly up to the sidewalk..
for snow removal or something like that?
I've never seen curbs like that in Texas..
My street just transitions smoothly up to the sidewalk..
Is this a northern thing ??
for snow removal or something like that?
I've never seen curbs like that in Texas..
My street just transitions smoothly up to the sidewalk..
Very common here and code for residential. The only thing I like about the is the fact it’s damn near impossible to curb a rim.
I built my house in 1984 and all the curbs are rolled. California standard for new construction in subdivisions. They don't clog as easy as a 90* corned curb.
rampage
3/4 ton status
Isn’t this topic better suited for the ‘Driveway’ forum. 
I think I have my mom convinced to come off the curb at an angle so hopefully we'll be good without too much headache.
We call them minicurbs in the midwest. Pretty sure they're designed to make everyone's life miserable except for the people running the machine that have to have no skills to shit out a curb like that.
Most people just throw a piece of conveyor belt in the trough. Some people sit out there with an angle grinder and smooth it out but then aggregate shows. Their motivation is the severe bump, not the lack of clearance.
One of my friends has a piece of 1.5" galvanized pipe in his to get his Hellkitten in. I think the only reason no one has stole the pipe is because it blends in pretty well.
Most people just throw a piece of conveyor belt in the trough. Some people sit out there with an angle grinder and smooth it out but then aggregate shows. Their motivation is the severe bump, not the lack of clearance.
One of my friends has a piece of 1.5" galvanized pipe in his to get his Hellkitten in. I think the only reason no one has stole the pipe is because it blends in pretty well.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Correct.
That's not a bad idea.
The curbs are made like that for several reasons, including the ADA compliance as mentioned earlier. The curb and gutter machine can lay that out all day long, no forms required, it gives control to the run-off water, and no deviations for driveways. I think that the pipe idea works fine, but if you get a decent amount of snow and ice, it could hamper drainage in winter. The nicest solution that I have seen is a piece of steel plate. But it isn't cheap. And if someone tries to steal it, they have to have friends or you don't want to mess with them!
Make sure that the plastic ramps don't float away in a big storm, or walk off with someone!
Make sure that the plastic ramps don't float away in a big storm, or walk off with someone!
Have you considered lifting the Scion?
At one point we had pictures running around of the Scion lifted. I can't even remember now why it came up.
Just tell your mom to hit that driveway at a 45 angle. You cannot drive a tiny box car straight into driveways or over speed bumps the same way you would a Chevy truck. You have to slow down and hit it at an angle
rampage
3/4 ton status
That’s what one of my gf’s use to say.
