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Ellisimo:
Hi there, unsure if this is in the right place but I'm looking to move house but there's a slight problem with the driveway.
The curb isnt dropped and also the road is cambered where the guttering is.

So my problem is even if I spend over the odds and get the curb dropped I'll still have the problem of the front end bottoming out as the rear would go down then up before the front end. (my golf is lowered around 90mm)

So my thought is something like the Americans have (pictured) or to put some blanks of wood in the guttering so the road would be level with the curb with the addition of the wood if that makes any sense.

Any advice on what to do would be great.

Thanks!

cooljimy84:
Ghetto it, i use small blocks of wood to get in to my garage, as even on the standard car it scraps...

lukemk5gti:
I would pour a new screed myself.

You can't mess with ground drainage so put a 4" PVC pipe down first (if you have the space). This will allow water to flow by unless it gets clogged with leaves.

Shutter around the pipe in the shape of a triangle.

I would use fosroc conbectra GP which is a tough non shrink grout. That would sustain the impact from being driven over.

Not sure if the council would allow it is the only thing.

Ellisimo:
thanks for the response.

Yea i am worried about the council, but then again a few houses down someone just drives their car straight up the curb which 'you're not supposed to do'. The idea behind planks of wood, would be that i can leave them in the porch and so the guttering wouldnt be affected. But i do like the idea of something always being there for ease of use.

lukemk5gti:
I'd just go for it... If the council have a problem you could break it out with a kango in 30 mins.

If the pipe does clog then shoot the power hose through it each time you're washing down the car.

If you go looking for permission from the council you'll never get it.

Wood would be a pain. Imagine taking them out when it's raining and putting them back each time!

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