Sunday, July 5, 2009

My driveway project, part 2

Ok, so I thought I'd share a few final pictures from the driveway project to complete the story. In the photo below, you see the final solution for the under-the-sidewalk drain. I connected the downspout to the PVC drainpipe with the black flexible tubing. I tried it out with a garden hose to make sure the water was flowing properly - looks good so far.
In fact, I was having so much fun with the pop-ups, that I decided to put one in for the downspout near the front step. This one was much easier because I only had to bury the flexible tubing a few inches under the dirt in the rocks. Plus this one did not need to go under the walkway. I just wanted to get the water away from the sidewalk!
Mission accomplished! Here's a view of the second pop-up looking from the front step out towards the yard. You can see the round, green pop-up in the rocks, near the edging, away from the sidewalk! I tested this one with a hose and viola! it popped up!
Below is a picture of the A-1 water shutoff cover. Its "cemented" right into the concrete and the actual water shutoff sleeve sits underneath it, not touching the concrete, so there's no chance of it affecting the driveway.
Here's a shot of the dry-cut reliefs - they are very clean & symmetrical and should provide sufficient relief to the concrete to prevent any wayward cracks.
And finally, here's a picture of the finished project, less some backfill & seeding along the edges I still need to do, but I'll leave that for another day!
Thanks for reading!

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