Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk

Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk

We’ve been watching the weather forecast to try to schedule the pour for the driveway. They formed everything a week ago.

They formed for the carport, driveways and the front walk way - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
They formed for the carport, driveways and the front walk way

We left a strip between the two driveways so that it won’t look so much like we paved the whole front yard. Ends up that makes the driveway cost less, not more!

They notched the wood so it would bend - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
They notched the wood so it would bend

This is how they made the curves in the driveway and walkway. They notched the wood. It curves. The rods that look like rebar have holes in them. They screwed the wood forms to the rods.

Rebar where the garage cement will meet the driveway - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Rebar where the garage cement will meet the driveway

They drilled the garage slab and put in rebar.

Finally the weather cooperated. Wednesday was forecast to be warm enough without rain. Thursday, Thanksgiving, was forecast to be even warmer. Today it is supposed to be colder with freezing rain by tonight, but that shouldn’t hurt anything.

Pouring cement in the carport - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Pouring cement in the carport

When the truck got here things went really fast. Everybody was moving the cement at once.

Pouring cement in the carport - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Pouring cement in the carport

The carport will be the same height as the garage.

The Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed vibrates to level the cement. - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Screed

This is a screed. It is a Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed. It vibrates to level the cement, take off high spots and fill low spots.

The Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed vibrates to level the cement. - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
The Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed vibrates to level the cement.

As the guy with the screed moves slowly over the driveway, the gravel shakes below the surface.

Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed on the left - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Pneumatic Walk Behind Screed on the left

One truck full of cement was enough for the carport and most of it’s driveway.

Pouring the sidewalk - Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk - Project Small House
Pouring the sidewalk

You should have seen the next cement truck jogging back and forth to get into position without hitting anything. It was about a 42 point turn, but he got between the trench the plumbers were working in and the forms for the driveway without crushing the curb on the other side of the road.

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