http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693796 en Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:17 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27694568 »www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R···Id=10051]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27694568 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:08:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27694243
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A saw-cut could be made to clean up the edge prior to the new pour if it does become broken...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27694010 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:26:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693941 --
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For the actual edge, as long as there's no voids or anything under the concrete, I don't think it would be an issue...

I'd think 10" or so would be way more then sufficient - I've got about a foot of crusher-run in my driveway, and my F150 hasn't rutted it up or shifted it in any way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693906 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:28:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693886 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693886 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:17:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Driving-off-concrete-edge-27693877
I don't think that gravel (as such) will do that job for you.

I'd use well-moistened, compacted 3/4" minus aggregate base rock and compact it with a plate compactor. Extend that out as necessary (it's cheap). It will need to be thick at the concrete interface. Excavate that carefully. I'm thinking 1 foot deep and extending at that depth 2 feet forward, for the width of the driveway.

Some rebar in the concrete edge would have been a good idea...
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Had I known circumstances would be as they are now I would have extended it at least another 5 or 6 feet. We have a full size van (Ford E-150) that is converted with a wheelchair lift for a child. If the driveway was a little longer we could pull forward enough to align the wheelchair lift with the sidewalk going out to the driveway (also shown in the picture). This would allow the wheelchair to be wheeled down the sidewalk and right into the van.

I am considering extending the driveway with crushed gravel to do this for now. We will not be extended the driveway for the garage for another few years. But I am concerned that the weight of the van being driven off the end of the driveway will eventually crack the concrete. Is this a valid concern? If so, is there anything that can be done to mitigate the problem? The concrete is standard for a residential driveway around here, 4" non-reinforced.

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