How Do You Lay A Concrete Driveway?
A concrete driveway can add value to your property and add to the beauty of the landscaping. A properly laid concrete driveway can add appearance and functionality to your home without requiring heavy maintenance, but pouring a driveway can offer challenges that require forethought and planning on your part. Plan first. Determine the path your driveway and any obstacles you may encounter when you dig out the rough path. This includes checking to make sure there are no utility lines beneath the ground where you will be digging. You can call the utility companies for this information if you aren’t sure. If there are any natural obstacles in your way, decide how you will remove them. Prepare the driveway for digging. Consider a width of between eight and twelve feet and mark the pathway your driveway will take with wooden stakes or iron rods. You can add bright orange paint on each stake to make the outline more visible when you begin digging. Tie string between the stakes as guidelines.
