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Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

Have to make way for the boat at some point. Extended the driveway 15 feet plus redid the old one. New driveway will be 40 ft, stamped concrete plus new patio and walkway. Next up, low maintenance land scape, wrought iron fence and redoing the good neighbor fence.

Anyone else got some house stuff going on?

Just when I thought car's were an expensive hobby [patriot]

[ 2013-05-12, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: adower ]

Posted by Arch (Member # 5177) on :

Nice! Hope you chose a reputable company and not a bargain crew. I've seen quarter million dollar stamp jobs fail in under 10 years. [Eek!]

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

Definitely didn't go cheap on it. [Frown]

Posted by Arch (Member # 5177) on :

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Originally posted by adower:
Definitely didn't go cheap on it.

10-15 years from now it will be
"definitely didn't go cheap on it. [Smile]

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

That driveway is going to be well worth it. I just had to get a new fence between the house. Now moving my gate up for the side access. Hopefully it's done by Saturday next week.

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

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Originally posted by ECOboostin:
That driveway is going to be well worth it. I just had to get a new fence between the house. Now moving my gate up for the side access. Hopefully it's done by Saturday next week.

Is that redwood? That thing looks Nice!!

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

Yea it's redwood. Paid a little extra for that and had them sand the edges smooth.

Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :

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Originally posted by ECOboostin:
Yea it's redwood. Paid a little extra for that and had them sand the edges smooth.

That's a very nice fence, I wish I had a long driveway like yours.

Posted by Infamous5.0 (Member # 1745) on :

If you need extra money you can always sell me that notch. Since you paid for the fence why is the ugly side on your side?

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

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Originally posted by Infamous5.0:
If you need extra money you can always sell me that notch. Since you paid for the fence why is the ugly side on your side?

Both sides of the fence are the same.

Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :

stamp concrete is nice but id be worried about movement which then can cause cracks in that beautiful concrete. i guess it all depends on how your base is and whether you actually have enough movement to cause cracks. my driveway has cracks while my neighbor has practically a fracture free driveway.

home projects are never ending....for my own, getting new garage doors and motors installed later this wk qne contemplating yet another renovation for my inlaw setup or pimp the backyard w/ paver stones and/or new patio/deck. list goes on and on....

Posted by John91coupe (Member # 18) on :

Should put rebar support blocks under that rebar to keep it off the dirt. Dirt will rust the rebar over time and provide little help for preventing cracks in the concrete. They are cheap and easy to install.

[ 2013-05-13, 08:13 AM: Message edited by: John91coupe ]

Posted by FordRyderz510 (Member # 6771) on :

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Originally posted by ECOboostin:

Looks good..big difference a project like this makes the house lot look better. That was a big stretch of fence huh

Posted by cemelevu (Member # 10601) on :

Putting in a double gate for "rv" access on the side of my house. moving the gate/fence line out about 3 ft. Called 811 on the 2nd, and still waiting for pg&e to come out and mark where the gas main and electric lines are...

Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :

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Originally posted by John91coupe:
Should put rebar support blocks under that rebar to keep it off the dirt. Dirt will rust the rebar over time and provide little help for preventing cracks in the concrete. They are cheap and easy to install.

Rebar does nothing to prevent cracking in concrete, it will hold cracked concrete together to some degree but you will still have cracks. The best way to minimize cracking is with a level, uniformly compacted subbase with either compacted baserock or sand on top of that.

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SF Coupe:

quote:
Originally posted by John91coupe:
Should put rebar support blocks under that rebar to keep it off the dirt. Dirt will rust the rebar over time and provide little help for preventing cracks in the concrete. They are cheap and easy to install.

Rebar does nothing to prevent cracking in concrete, it will hold cracked concrete together to some degree but you will still have cracks. The best way to minimize cracking is with a level, uniformly compacted subbase with either compacted baserock or sand on top of that.

That's is word for word what my contractor said. Basically all concrete will crack at some point. Rebar just helps to keep it together.

Posted by John91coupe (Member # 18) on :

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:

quote:
Originally posted by John91coupe:
Should put rebar support blocks under that rebar to keep it off the dirt. Dirt will rust the rebar over time and provide little help for preventing cracks in the concrete. They are cheap and easy to install.

Rebar does nothing to prevent cracking in concrete, it will hold cracked concrete together to some degree but you will still have cracks. The best way to minimize cracking is with a level, uniformly compacted subbase with either compacted baserock or sand on top of that.

Right, that's why crack lines are put in the concrete. But if you leave that rebar on the dirt you WILL get cracks in the concrete in places you don't want them.

[ 2013-05-13, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: John91coupe ]

Posted by 75 chevy (Member # 6717) on :

Can't you put some anti corrosion resistant material under the rebar...like Styrofoam or something like that?metal etching primer on the actual rebar.

Posted by lxhatch5.0 (Member # 6319) on :

+1 Support Blocks and maybe some kind of primer sealer on rebard. Regardless rebard and concrete will hold up ive done a few demo jobs and taking concrete apart with a jack hamer that has rebarb support is no walk in the park. Anything that helps to prevent unwanted craks that are eyesoares is a plus.

Dumping Money On Stang<Dumping Money On House

Posted by John91coupe (Member # 18) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 75 chevy:
Can't you put some anti corrosion resistant material under the rebar...like Styrofoam or something like that?metal etching primer on the actual rebar.

Just about anything that won't rust will work like rocks or pieces of broken cement.

Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 75 chevy:
Can't you put some anti corrosion resistant material under the rebar...like Styrofoam or something like that?metal etching primer on the actual rebar.

You can but it's a lot easier and cheaper to put the blocks (they are called "dobies"). Your contractor can also lift the rebar as the concrete is poured but if the load is wet the rebar will just sink to the bottom. The best bet is to use dobies and make sure the concrete crew doesn't walk all over the rebar during the pour, it will bend and touch the dirt which defeats the purpose.

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

When you pour the concrete.. if the rebar is on the dirt just pull the rebar up an inch after the concrete is poured with a hook, it will lift off the dirt and lay in the middle but be carefull not to pull up to much , as it's almost impossible to push the rebar back into the concrete where It can't be seen..

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

^^^

They used this method above. I have some finished pics to put up.

Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :

out of curiosity how much this run you..$$/sqft?

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :

I'm toy-less right now too with with no funds for another stang, but got a new crib and a newly renovated backyard! My backyard actually just got finished this week while I was out of town...I'll post pics tonight.

Sucks not to have any stangs in the stable, but being able to enjoy a new house with family and friends is priceless. [Whoo Whooooo!]

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

Just got this installed today.

Posted by 5Porn0 (Member # 6001) on :

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Originally posted by ECOboostin:
Just got this installed today.

Sick!! There goes everyone's parking spot

Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :

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Originally posted by 5Porn0:

quote:
Originally posted by ECOboostin:
Just got this installed today.

Sick!! There goes everyone's parking spot

Lol that's my first thought

Posted by phonso302 (Member # 9260) on :

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Originally posted by venomous99:
out of curiosity how much this run you..$$/sqft?

thats atleast a 9k job if not more....we had estimates for my drive way come in at 5/7k and that wasnt even for stamped concrete.... the pavers estimate for a 5 car driveway /walkway was 20k

Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :

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Originally posted by phonso302:

quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
out of curiosity how much this run you..$$/sqft?
thats atleast a 9k job if not more....we had estimates for my drive way come in at 5/7k and that wasnt even for stamped concrete.... the pavers estimate for a 5 car driveway /walkway was 20k

I guess it pays to shop as a buddy of mine in the Oakland hills had pavers for a driveway , walk way and backyard done as at 10/sq foot. Also included some misc stuff like adding sod.Total job was 12k.
Here's the front. The owner branched off from system pavers and decided to open up his own

[ 2013-05-18, 11:04 PM: Message edited by: venomous99 ]

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

quote:
Originally posted by phonso302:

quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
out of curiosity how much this run you..$$/sqft?
thats atleast a 9k job if not more....we had estimates for my drive way come in at 5/7k and that wasnt even for stamped concrete.... the pavers estimate for a 5 car driveway /walkway was 20k

We paid 8k for everything. However, we did get a friend of a friend deal. I'm not sure what we would have paid if we were just regular customer. I had several other quotes just to replace the drive way and patio. No stamping or extending of the driveway like we did. Cheapest quote we got for that was $8,800.

So, I am sure the work we got would have been over $10k easy without the friend of friend discount. I'll throw some final pics up here soon. Been busy studying for finals.

Posted by MauriSSio (Member # 9943) on :

I used to work at home depot. I always wondered what "Dobies" were used for!! LoL

Would a drive way using interlocking paver stones be easier and look better??

Posted by Arch (Member # 5177) on :

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Originally posted by MauriSSio:
I used to work at home depot. I always wondered what "Dobies" were used for!! LoL

Would a drive way using interlocking paver stones be easier and look better??

Paving stones are the cream of the crop. However, don't be fooled. That is a great looking paver job above, but I'm interested to see it in 5 years. Good chance it will no longer be even. Pavers are hard to make perfect, when you do they last forever.

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