Concrete driveway advice (pics included)

[Mcnumpty2323]

If you can't control it no point worrying about it unless it's something that's likely to happen a lot
If nothing else it would be good practice at getting out of tight spaces
Sort of stuff they don't teach in driving lessons lol
If you're only parking one car there park it right in the middle that will make life easier
Decide whether you prefer to drive in or reverse in so if it does happen you will
Be going out the way you feel more
Comfortable with
Not saying if you had to reverse out you are crap at reversing lmao
But some people don't like reversing out of tight situations lol

 

[LeeUK]

Yeah I've been reversing in since I got the concrete done and parking in the middle of the yard to the side of the drain manhole cover.

 

[LeeUK]

All change. Thanks to all you National Lottery players out there!

Just waiting on electric roller garage door to be installed + I'm replacing the temporary wooden gate for a composite one.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

well thats a nice big change from previously
congratulations on your lottery win
dont forget your ocuk forum friends who gave you great advice
a while back

 

[dlockers]

Looks smart Lee. Now move house!!!

 

[ANDARIAL]

Do you plan on putting some sort of roof/cover to keep the car dry?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

dont forget your ocuk forum friends who gave you great advice

Great advice doesn't count.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Just waiting on electric roller garage door to be installed + I'm replacing the temporary wooden gate for a composite one.

Outdoor Security cameras? Retractable roof?

 

[LeeUK]

I could put a light roof over the top in future.

New house a possibility in the future but I'll not sell this I'll just rent it out.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

New house a possibility in the future but I'll not sell this I'll just rent it out.

That's one way to keep the income coming in once it's paid off by other people

 

[Tony Edwards]

That's one way to keep the income coming in once it's paid off by other people

Its also a good way to reduce the chances of someone digging up any new concrete and finding bodies.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Its also a good way to reduce the chances of someone digging up any new concrete and finding bodies.

Oh is that why Lee got it concreted lol

 

[LeeUK]

The concrete that I had put down in 2020 has now been ripped up and block paving installed.

Mind the block paving company had a job getting it up, even though it looked crap it was very chunky to get up.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

The concrete that I had put down in 2020 has now been ripped up and block paving installed.

Mind the block paving company had a job getting it up, even though it looked crap it was very chunky to get up.

Phew, no body found then lol lucky escape.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

How much was the block paving? I'm guessing a fair bit more than the concrete slab.

 

[LeeUK]

Way much more + the whole yard has been done where as the concrete in 2020 was just half the yard.

£3.7K for the paving and an extra £600 for the dropped kerb/pavement outside.

 

[LeeUK]

Update:

I la la love my new electric garage door and Solidor composite door.

*Lottery funded

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Wow has it really been that long
Since you first posted about a few blokes doing
A dodgy concrete job
Fantastic improvement from back then mate

 

[Hagar]

I'm not concreting over a front garden. I'm just replacing concrete in a back yard of a terraced house that has always been concrete since it was built 100 year ago.

Actually without being there 100 years ago, it was probably cobbles or setts rather than concrete.

 

[LeeUK]

Actually without being there 100 years ago, it was probably cobbles or setts rather than concrete.

Definitely not. Would have always have had concrete/cement surface since built. Certainly no cobbles under what was the old outside toilet/outhouse.