SOS -- driveway/walkway advice needed!!
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Need help planning a brick walkway/end of driveway fence & garden
Comments (10)It's easy to see that after two years you're anxious to get going and "do" something. The house appears to be in a somewhat rural setting. You don't indicate what part of the US you live in. A brick walkway suggests to me a more formal setting, though perhaps you envision working toward a "Williamsburg" look. I would put the digging on hold until you have worked out a more comprehensive plan for the whole property. Not that you have to have every last detail figured out. Make a list of some of the issues. Here, in no particular order, are some that come to mind: 1. Need dry footing from car to house entrance. 2. Actual house entrance (porch) and "visual" entrance (front door) are not the same. 3. House and barn are not related, either architecturally, or spatially. 4. Need to hide childrens' play equipment. 5. Safe place for children to play. 6. Would like some flower beds. And so on. If you have a survey of the property that shows the location of the buildings relative to each other you might find it easiest to work through these things on paper, as a professional would. It could be worthwhile for you to engage the help of a qualified landscape professional, even on an hourly basis, just to help you get started in the right direction....See MoreNeed help with curb appeal: driveway, walkway, trees, landscaping...
Comments (9)Not abandoned. I am reading the comments, but I was traveling and having trouble with connection where I was, so responding was difficult. The tree trimmers are coming next week. I agree I don't like the bushes. I do have to replace or repair/resurface the driveway because it's about to be dug into during a plumbing project that we have to do. We can keep the shape (circular drive), or change the look of the front in general by not doing a circle drive and deciding on a totally new look/landscape scheme for the front yard. Not doing this for resale, but I won't do anything out of character for the neighborhood just in case....See MoreNeed your advice and experience with gravel paths and drainage
Comments (7)I use paths like this in many of my designs......they work very well in the wetter weather we can experience here :-) I would recommend using a rigid edging material to confine the rocks - without it, they will mysteriously manage to migrate throughout the garden! And laying hardscaping is one of th few times I DO recommend using a landscape fabric and is a practice my contractor favors as well. It will help to prevent the rock from becoming permanently embedded into the soil (should you chose to move/remove the path at some point) and it also will help to deter any weedy growth that may be lurking in the ground. I would go with the 1/4" minus for the base but favor a larger rock for the topping. 1/4" minus will compact very firmly, almost like decomposed granite, and in doing so will limit permeability - you can develop puddling. The larger topping (suggest 5/8") will provide a better draining surface....See MoreNew Construction -Driveway Layout/Design Advice Needed
Comments (33)Let's take this a step at a time, beginning with needed functions. With such a long driveway between main road and house, you will need to: Get your car from the road into the garage; Get your car from the garage onto the road (without excessive backing); Have visitors arrive and depart; Have at least medium size delivery and moving trucks enter and leave your property, as they deliver a new sofa, those new washer and dryer twins, and haul off all the old furniture to Goodwill (and they won't want to back up very much either); Have the local fire department arrive with a medium size pumper in time (and get close enough) to save your house from the BBQ fire on the back patio. This means a thoughtful plan for a variety of vehicles of various sizes and turning radii to enter, turn around and leave your property. From a design point of view what does this mean? First, visit with your local building department and find out their regulations for drives such as yours. Secondly, become familiar with the dimensions and turning radius of the vehicles which will be on your property. Third, work out a reasonable site plan to accommodate all of the above. For example, here's common dimensions for a medium size car to enter and leave a single car garage, without excessive backing: Here's a typical plan with a circular turnaround which works. Not sure why they wanted two curb cuts: Finally, here's the question to which you want to be sure to answer, "Yes!":...See More- 2 years agolast modified: 2 years agolaurakilkelly thanked littlebug zone 5 Missouri
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