Driveway Higher Than Garage Floor Grind

Hi our garage is about 2 inches higher than the driveway so every time we back out of it the front bumper of the car scrapes the garage floor.

Driveway higher than garage floor grind.

Same question for the garage slab at the intersection with the driveway. Entry to the house from the garage is at the back of the house. A durable fix for a sinking driveway apron. How to fix a gap between the driveway garage.

The driveway garage floor interface is a potential entry point for moisture to the foundation if the concrete cracks or the two concrete structures pull apart. Fyi having a wash machine in the garage is probably more or less exclusive to the deep south. A critical transition is where the driveway crosses a public sidewalk. It s normal for asphalt driveways to sink a bit over time.

The floor of your garage and your driveway are typically poured at different times in the construction process. As the night went on i wanted to finish up and began to go a bit faster than i probably should have. Is grinding the end of a driveway a diy job or should i hire out. Our garage floor is also lower than the approaching driveway.

I have seen some entrances ground down to the street level but i can not seem to find anything online. The dip is located very close to the garage entrance. Concrete garage aprons should be treated as part of the strategy for keeping surface water away from the foundation. When we went from a gravel to a concrete driveway to divert rainwater we added a dip about 2 deep for the width of the driveway and about 10 long.

At this point the garage slab is 3 8 below the main house floor. Lower than your garage floor it s time to fix it. Then the garage slab slopes to the big garage door maybe 2 5. I reciently built a handicap accessable house.

Would i need to buy some dry concrete mix it up and basically create the slope myself. But when your driveway repair has sunk to the point where it s 4 or 5 in. Is the new driveway higher than the adjacent lawn at its intersection with the garage. The entrance of my driveway is about 2 from the street and is annoying to drive on every day.

Your garage floor is usually part of. Slopes are moderated to a less steep slope for a few feet in a transition zone. Check local building regulations for specific requirements that. Can anyone give me some advice on the best way to create a slope to fix this problem.

If you don t water will pool in the depression seep into the soil below and eventually destroy the driveway. I would assume that the garage slab is higher than the lawn otherwise if the lawn slope towards the street is not much water could enter the garage. Where slopes are steeper than 12 percent or vehicles are low to the ground a transition zone may be necessary. At the beginning of the job i was taking my time and getting all the glue off in one pass.